A Brief Mystery: What are Short Gamma-ray Bursts?

For decades it was baffling. Out of the still night sky, astronomers peering through their telescopes would occasionally glimpse quick bursts of high-energy light popping off like flashbulbs at the far side of the universe.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news143816869.html">A Brief Mystery: What are Short Gamma-ray Bursts?</a></p> <p>For decades it was baffling. Out of the still night sky, astronomers peering through their telescopes would occasionally glimpse quick bursts of high-energy light popping off like flashbulbs at the far side of the universe.</p>