MAGIC telescopes detect the first gamma-rays burst at very high energies

20/11/2019
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are brief and extremely powerful cosmic explosions, suddenly appearing in the sky, about once per day. They are thought to result from the collapse of massive stars or the merging of neutron stars in distant galaxies. The first GRB detected by the MAGIC telescopes, known as GRB 190114C, reveals for the first time the highest energy photons measured from these objects. This ground-breaking achievement by MAGIC provides critical new insight for understanding the physical processes at work in GRBs, which are still mysterious. IAC researchers of the MAGIC collaboration have participated in this study, including Mónica Vázquez Acosta, one of the scientific representatives of the Cosmology and Astroparticles line of the Severo Ochoa program at the IAC. The results are published in two articles in the Nature Journal. >> Read more