dirtmayor to [email protected]English • 2 years agoBeams from brightest gamma ray burst ever seen were pointed directly at Earthgo.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkBeams from brightest gamma ray burst ever seen were pointed directly at Earthgo.theregister.comdirtmayor to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoI am scared and glad that this was really really far away.
minus-square@AnAngryDumpsterlinkEnglish8•2 years agonothing scarier than seeing the words “gamma ray burst pointed directly at earth”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoYes, my thoughts exactly - that would never happen, right? Right?
minus-square@AnAngryDumpsterlinkEnglish3•2 years agoone of our major extinction events may have been caused by a gamma-ray burst. Emphasis on may, we haven’t arrived at certainty on that one.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoMakes me wonder how large the “cone” of such a burst can get and how often GRBs happen in absolute terms if this tiny target gets hit twice in only a couple of million years. Anyone an expert on this? Also, I’ll never sleep again.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoLiterally had me checking my geiger counter when I saw that headline.
I am scared and glad that this was really really far away.
nothing scarier than seeing the words “gamma ray burst pointed directly at earth”
Yes, my thoughts exactly - that would never happen, right? Right?
one of our major extinction events may have been caused by a gamma-ray burst. Emphasis on may, we haven’t arrived at certainty on that one.
Makes me wonder how large the “cone” of such a burst can get and how often GRBs happen in absolute terms if this tiny target gets hit twice in only a couple of million years. Anyone an expert on this?
Also, I’ll never sleep again.
Literally had me checking my geiger counter when I saw that headline.