NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast

The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite has observed its first gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion in the universe, according to a recent analysis of observations collected over the last several months. Were excited to collect science data, said Sean Semper, BurstCubes lead engineer at NASAsGoddard Space Flight Centerin Greenbelt, Maryland. Its an important milestone . https://science.nasa.gov/b...
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