Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. In the old days, just over a year ago, astronomers had little idea of the true distance to gamma-ray bursts . Skeptics , however, are not always convinced by an unrepeated measurement. Skeptics were intrigued. Now, the potentially definitive implications of the above-pictured optical transient might impress even the cautious.
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