Gamma-ray burst recreated in lab for the first time
An international research collaboration has recreated the first small-scale replica of a gamma-ray burst, the brightest event in the universe. Using the UK-based Gemini laser, scientists focussed the energy equalling all the solar energy hitting Earth onto few microns. Scientists were then able to study the ultra-fast and dense copies of the astrophysical jets, which extend several light-years.