Archive for July, 2013
Gamma Ray Bursts and Cladistics
Posted by astroclad in Classification, General on July 25, 2013
Another kind of astronomical objects has been successfully analyzed with maximum parsimony: Gamma Ray Bursts! These are still mysterious objects, extremely violent, that emit a lot of gamma-rays during tenths of a second to several seconds. Gamma-rays are very energetic electromagnetic radiation, more so than X-rays, UV and of course visible light. Gamma-ray detectors on […]