Neutron Star

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are flashes of gamma rays associated with extremely energetic explosions in distant galaxies An outburst that radiates tremendous amounts of energy, equal to or greater than a supernova, in the form of gamma rays and X-rays. Among the most powerful events in the Universe, a gamma-ray burst is believed to be the extremely powerful energy discharge of a black hole forming from the death of a giant star. Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has made the first unambiguous detection of high-energy gamma-rays from an enigmatic binary system known as Cygnus X-3. The system pairs a hot, massive star with a compact object - either a neutron star or a black hole - that blasts twin radio-emitting jets of matter into space at more than half the speed of light. Gamma-rays cause extremely powerful explosion that shines as bright as a billion trillion Suns. Perhaps caused by the merger of two neutron stars, or the collapse.