Cosmic Explosions: The Secret of the Strange Vortex Star ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Strangeon Ergostars"
Short gamma-ray bursts might come not from black holes, but from rapidly spinning stars made of exotic matter.
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Two neutron stars collided. Instead of a black hole, something else emerged — a superdense vortex of 'strange' quark matter. Spun up, it unleashed a short but blinding flash of gamma rays. Perhaps this is how the most powerful explosions in the Universe work.
🎯 In one second, a typical gamma-ray burst releases more energy than the Sun will in its entire lifetime.
🎬 In the series 'Star Trek,' gamma-ray bursts are a threat to entire planets, but in reality, they are too distant to cause harm.