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The Gamma-Ray Burst That Wasn’t
GONE IN A FLASH
The combination of a software glitch and bad luck convinced astronomers that a one-in-a-million burst of light occurred in our closest galaxy this week. What the slip-up teaches us about the science of rare events.
Matthew R. Francis
Published
Jun. 1 2014
6:45AM EDT
NASA
Matthew R. Francis
DrMRFrancis
matthewfrancis@galileospendulum.org
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