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[quote:heresmystupidaccount:MV8yMjA5NTAwXzM3NzE2ODQ2XzQ3NzI5QkE2] [quote:LEKKER:MV8yMjA5NTAwXzM3NzE2MzY3X0UxNjI2NTM=] [quote:Teq44:MV8yMjA5NTAwXzM3NzE2MjkwXzE2MjhDNTA4] Hmmmm this is interesting... "A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world. The eruption, which is classified as a gamma-ray burst, or GRB, and designated GRB 130427A, produced the highest-energy light ever detected from such an event." Likewise, scientists predict the star will go Super Nova around May 15th. This would be a wave of energy, but I have no idea when/if it would hit the Earth - hopefully not! http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/shocking-burst.html As a note, the Earth was actually hit with energy from a gamma ray burst on Dec. 27th, 2004 - some hours after the Banda Aceh earthquake and tsunami. There is speculation that the energy affected the earth and had some kind of causal relationship: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1347809/posts [/quote] Ok this is scary....lets hope not. :hiding::hiding::hiding: [/quote] At this distance "a distant galaxy" there is absolutely no way that the burst would affect the earth, but it is interesting scientifically. Especially because, at three times previously recorded luminosity, this may force astrophysicists to reexamine the threats that can be posed by gamma ray bursts from nearby stars that were previously not considered to be a threat. Of course, there's not a damn thing anyone could do about a nearby gamma ray burst anyway, so why worry about it. Just enjoy the pretty pictures of the supernova when they find it :) [/quote]
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