Cosmic journeys. Birth of a black hole /

It was one of the greatest mysteries in modern science: a series of brief but extremely bright flashes of ultra-high energy light coming from somewhere out in space. These gamma ray bursts were first spotted by spy satellites in the 1960s. It took three decades and a revolution in high-energy astron...

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Other Authors:	Lucas, Thomas (Television producer and director) (Producer, Screenwriter), Rodstein, Dick (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : TVF International, 2017.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Astronomy. Black holes (Astronomy) Astronomie. Trous noirs (Astronomie) Documentary television programs. Science television programs. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions scientifiques télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	It was one of the greatest mysteries in modern science: a series of brief but extremely bright flashes of ultra-high energy light coming from somewhere out in space. These gamma ray bursts were first spotted by spy satellites in the 1960s. It took three decades and a revolution in high-energy astronomy for scientists to figure out what they were. Part of the Cosmic Journeys series.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed November 17, 2021).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (26 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:25:12