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Scientists identify origin of the 'BOAT' — the brightest cosmic blast of all time


"When we confirmed that the gamma-ray burst was generated by the collapse of a massive star, that gave us the opportunity to test a hypothesis for how some of the heaviest elements in the universe are formed."

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