The mysterious cosmic ray originates from the brilliant death of a star, creating a spectacular spectacle that astronomers have observed for 3 consecutive days.
The GRB 190829 cosmic ray source is an extremely powerful Earth and “very close” to previously recorded gamma-ray bursts, so it is an excellent condition for scientists to find the source of this enormous energy. They found a dead star.
According to the Daily Mail, although referred to as close because it is 20 times less distant than most gamma-ray bursts on record, GRB 190829 is also 1 billion light years from Earth. This means that the explosion of the dead star occurred 1 billion years ago.
The explosion released a series of X-rays and gamma rays, and these rays took up to 1 billion years to reach the objective of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) telescope located in Nambia, an instrument designed to “see” this cosmic light. .
Sci-News quoted Dr Sylvia Zhu from the German astronomical research agency Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), confirming that this explosion is linked to the eventual death of a rapidly rotating supermassive star. This death will transform the star into a black hole.
This discovery helps astronomers better understand the ferocious cosmic events we haven’t had the chance to witness in near space, and is direct evidence that small black holes can form through the death of a star.
This stellar death is so powerful that scientists have observed the brilliant cosmic ray for three consecutive days.
