dirtmayor@beehaw.org to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoBeams from brightest gamma ray burst ever seen were pointed directly at Earthgo.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkBeams from brightest gamma ray burst ever seen were pointed directly at Earthgo.theregister.comdirtmayor@beehaw.org to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareAnAngryDumpster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agonothing scarier than seeing the words “gamma ray burst pointed directly at earth”
minus-squaresolidstate@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYes, my thoughts exactly - that would never happen, right? Right?
minus-squareAnAngryDumpster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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-squaresolidstate@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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-squareTheTrueLinuxDev@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoLiterally had me checking my geiger counter when I saw that headline.
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.