Astronomers Catalog Powerful Cosmic Explosions

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Astronomers catalog over 500 extremely powerful cosmic explosions

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Gamma-ray bursts, or GRBs, are so energetic that if just one were to occur within 1,000 light-years of Earth , it could destroy our atmosphere.

The new catalog was created by a global army of 50 astronomers led by Maria Giovanna Dainotti of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan .

The GRB catalog could rival the Messier catalog of 110 deep sky objects created by Charles Messier 250 years ago .

Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World , New Scientist , Astronomy Magazine , All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science . He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics . Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University . Follow him on Twitter @sciencef1rst..