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gamma-ray burst

flashes of gamma rays from distant galaxies
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Summary

gamma-ray burst is an astronomical object type[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of astronomical object type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,984 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: astronomical phenomenon[3]
  • Subclass of: gamma-ray source[4], occurrence[5]
  • Commons category: Gamma-ray bursts[6]
  • Has part(s): gamma ray[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gamma-ray bursts[8]
  • Different from: terrestrial gamma-ray flash[9]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10]

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Influence

Things named for gamma-ray burst include GRBAlpha[11], a CubeSat[12], in Slovakia[13].

Why It Matters

gamma-ray burst has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for it include GRBAlpha[11], a CubeSat[12], in Slovakia[13].

Related Entities

GRBAlpha

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3oH5Pz
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → gamma-ray-bursts
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: gamma-ray-bursts, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289929413|gamma ray bursts (#289929413)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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