Multiple Choice
Short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are most likely caused by
A) merging neutron stars.
B) high-mass main-sequence stars just beginning to fuse hydrogen in their cores.
C) the CNO cycle.
D) the oxygen-fusion phase of a high-mass star.
E) the triple-alpha process.
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