c/space · by dirtmayor@beehaw.org · 3yBeams from brightest gamma ray burst ever seen were pointed directly at Earth https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/06/12/gamma-ray-burst/12 points · 7 comments · view on lemmy.world
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solidstate@feddit.de · 7 pts · 3y
I am scared and glad that this was really really far away.
AnAngryDumpster@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
nothing scarier than seeing the words "gamma ray burst pointed directly at earth"
solidstate@feddit.de · 2 pts · 3y
Yes, my thoughts exactly - that would never happen, right? Right?
AnAngryDumpster@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
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.
solidstate@feddit.de · 3 pts · 3y
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.
TheTrueLinuxDev@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y
Literally had me checking my geiger counter when I saw that headline.
nhgeek@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y
So cool