NASA's Swift Sees 'Dual Personality' Burst
474 views · Published 14 May 2013 · 1:40 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: NASA Video · 2013 · Science & Technology
These animations illustrate two wildly different explanations for GRB 101225A, better known as the "Christmas burst." First, a solitary neutron star in our own galaxy shreds and accretes an approaching comet-like body. In the second, a neutron star is engulfed by, spirals into and merges with an evolved giant star in a distant galaxy. (Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)
