Scientists believe they have solved a 35-year-old mystery surrounding the
origin of gamma-ray bursts.
by Vanessa Thomas
Since the first gamma-ray burst was spotted by government satellites in 1967,
scientists have puzzled over the cause of these fleeting but incredibly
powerful phenomena. Their befuddlement may now be over. A space telescope has
found clues in the afterglow of a distant gamma-ray burst that point to
supernovae as the producers of the universe's most violent events.
Astronomers h
