NASA has recently launched a shoebox-sized satellite named Burstcube for scientific research. This very dense satellite has been sent towards the International Space Station with SpaceX’s 30th commercial resupply service mission. This is the first time when such a small sized satellite will discover events like Gamma Ray Burst i.e. GRB. Apart from this, it will also identify the gravity waves emanating from these explosions.
The purpose of this satellite is to search and identify Gamma Ray Bursts or GRBs. GRBs are considered to be the most powerful energetic phenomena in the universe occurring in distant galaxies. It is famous about them that they are gold factories because elements like gold are manufactured in them.
BurstCube will study the mysteries of GRB’s origin as well as its characteristics. After reaching the space station, it will open and install itself in orbit. Despite being small, it will study extreme events. Astronomers will work on many mysteries with the information collected through this. GRBs are said to be formed after the merger of two neutron stars. After merging together in a spiral direction, these stars emit huge amounts of energy as well as gravitational waves.
BurstCube will identify gamma ray bursts in which gold is formed. (Photo: NASA)
These emit very powerful and intense energy where the temperature and density become very high, creating conditions for the formation of substances like gold and iodine. Such elements cannot be created anywhere else in the universe. The position of its detectors will be kept such that eruptions occurring in very large areas can be detected.
Not only this, it will get a huge advantage of being in space because it will be able to catch more and more waves from space which cannot reach the Earth’s surface due to its atmosphere. Apart from this, BurstCube will also identify gravity waves that emanate from GRBs. But these explosions emit the most gamma ray radiation, which is considered the most energetic electromagnetic waves. BurstCube’s instruments will be capable of detecting gamma ray bursts with energies ranging from 50 thousand to 1 million electron spins.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 25, 2024, 16:30 IST
