Gamma-ray burst
A gamma-ray burst or gamma burst was a highly energetic gamma radiation emission associated with certain stellar phenomena.

While stranded on  in 2151, Commander Trip Tucker speculated that a brief interference with the comm system could have been caused by a random gamma-ray burst. ()

The star Trialus periodically emitted modulated gamma bursts due to an anomaly in its fusion cycle. ()

The detonation of photon grenades produced a burst of gamma rays. ()

In 3190, UFP-11 was struck and disabled by a rogue gamma-ray burst, causing it to crash on Kokytos. ()

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Astronomical phenomena