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Surprise kilonova upends established understanding of long gamma-ray bursts
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Remarkable space blast identified as black hole collision
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Rare cosmic collision acted like one of the 'factories of gold' in the universe
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The case for a minute-long merger-driven gamma-ray burst from fast-cooling synchrotron emission
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A kilonova following a long-duration gamma-ray burst at 350 Mpc
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A nearby long gamma-ray burst from a merger of compact objects
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A long-duration gamma-ray burst with a peculiar origin
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