Gamma-ray Burst Host Galaxy GRB020903
This is an image of Gamma-ray Burst Host Galaxy GRB020903. Long-duration gamma-ray bursts are powerful flashes of high-energy radiation that are sometimes seen coming from supernovae — the explosions of extremely massive stars. This image is one of a set of images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope which show the galaxies that host these bursts and could help to tell us more about their cause.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0620f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 May 2006, 19:00 |
| Size: | 300 x 300 px |
About the Object
| Name: | GRB020903 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst • X - Cosmology Images/Videos |
| Distance: | z=0.251 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
