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Science 15 October 1999:
Vol. 286. no. 5439, pp. 395 - 397
DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5439.395
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ASTRONOMY:
Links Between Supernovae and Gamma Ray Bursts Strengthen

Govert Schilling

Two strong connections and three other possible links between supernovae and highly energetic "long" gamma ray bursts, lasting more than 5 seconds, have recently been established. These connections add support to a model for generating these puzzling bursts of energy--second only to the big bang--that involves the collapse of a supermassive star.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)