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Gamma-Ray Bursts: Crash Course Astronomy #40

Gamma-ray bursts are not only incredible to study, but their discovery has an epic story all its own. Today Phil takes you through some Cold War history and then dives into what we know. Bursts come in two rough varieties: Long and short.

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Timothy Morse

USSR = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . . . I took a course called "Soviet Politics" in 1989; the same year such courses switched to "History" from "Political Science." Great episode, by the way! The animated film "Iron Giant" captures the cold war paranoia from a kid's perspective really well - satellites, nukes, and sci fi....