Los Alamos Scientists Uncover New Insights into Gamma-Ray Bursts

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have published new interpretations in The Astrophysical Journal Letters regarding two peculiar long-duration gamma-ray bursts. Their findings suggest these bursts are consistent with nucleosynthesis originating from a collapsar – a massive, fast-spinning star collapsing into a black hole – challenging recent suggestions of neutron-star mergers as the cause.