JWST pinpoints host galaxy for enigmatic gamma-ray burst
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified a likely host galaxy for GRB 061201, a gamma-ray burst detected in 2006 that defied standard energy patterns. The burst had previously appeared hostless, leaving its distance and physical properties uncertain. The new findings, published in the Astrophysical Journal, explain the anomaly by linking the burst to a faint, previously unseen galaxy.
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The burst's afterglow was detected in 2006, but no host galaxy
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