Posted on 05/28/2013 6:19:31 AM PDT by SargeK
Earth may lie in the path of a dangerous gamma-ray burst that could wipe out a quarter of our atmospheric ozone.
Astronomers say that WR 104, a Wolf-Rayet star about 8,000 miles away, could go supernova any day, which would generate gamma-rays that could reach Earth.
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It's... Relativistic
if it’s 8K miles away I can just drive there and put it out.
8,000 miles? We really would be in trouble.
There is no way this Wolf Rayet star is 8000 miles away. Does not compute.
Wow!
> 8,000 miles away
This explains that whole global warming thing.
Road Trip!
Miles? Someone screwed up. That should probably be “light years.”
In completely unrelated news, astronomers at Lamestream News University have discovered a new star orbiting between the earth and Los Angeles.
Obama could just sign an executive order preventing gamma rays from hitting Earth.
I can already hear the neighbors turning into crispy critters and going pop pop pop!
Nothing like the smell of bacon on a cool morning!
Full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark and we’re wearing wolfrayetglasses.
I think they mean 8,000 light years away but I think you guys know that. Having a little after Memorial Day fun, eh?...: )
Light years. (There’s a very good reason why I’m not a court reporter. Fat fingers).
Um. Yeah. That’d be me.
Good point
by the time we “see” this star go supernova, will there be anyone left to “see” it?
Does GRB radiation travel faster than light?
Not sure which is worse.... seeing the light from a dying star or other ele that kills our species and knowing the GRB is on the way... or never knowing what hit us
What a screwed up reporting:
- 8,000 years, now changed to light years.
- It could happen soon or 1/2 million years from now.
- There is debate if gamma rays would even hit earth.
I don’t think we will pack up our space ship with the family to evacuate just yet.
8,000 light years? That’s still pretty close.
Bush's Fault, of course.
Gamma rays....”Don’t make me angry... you won’t like me when I’m angry...
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