Spacetime With Stuart Gary

Shortest Ever Gamma Ray Burst

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The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 92*Shortest ever Gamma Ray BurstAstronomers have discovered the shortest-ever gamma-ray burst. The huge blast identified as GRB 200826A was caused by the supernova implosion of a massive star in a distant galaxy – emitted 14 million times the energy released by the entire Milky Way galaxy in the space of just 0.65 seconds.*Approval given for Australia’s second orbital launch siteThe Australian Space Agency has granted a commercial space launch facility license to Southern Launch’s new Whalers Way launch complex 680 kilometres west of Adelaide.*More delays for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraftThe critical Starliner Orbital Test Flight Two to the International Space Station has now been postponed indefinitely following more technical issues.*The Science ReportAstraZeneca jab followed by a Pfizer or Moderna jab for the second shot may be more effective.People who breach COVID-19 regulations are less open to new ideas and driven by