Authors
                Dr.
            
                        Andrea Rossi
            
  Date and time
                                    13 Nov 2012 - 11:30 Europe/London
                            Address
                                    Aula
Talk language
                                    English
                            Serie number
                                    1
                            Description
                                    Long Gamma-Ray Bursts are flashes of high-energy radiation and are linked to the death of massive stars. I will first summarize the main aspects of GRB astronomy, ranging from gamma to infrared frequencies, and secondly I will show how long GRBs pinpoint star-forming galaxies. Afterwards, I will present recent results which indicate as the GRB host population resembles all kind of star-forming galaxies, even the most dusty ones, almost invisible in optical-dedicated surveys.