Posted on 12/11/2022 9:46:07 AM PST by BenLurkin
In December 2021, a massive blast of energy hit the Earth’s atmosphere. Its source was a gamma-ray burst – one of the most powerful explosions in the universe – but not just any gamma ray burst.
One scientist said at the time that the event – named GRB 211211A – “looks unlike anything else we have seen before
The event was detected in December 2021 by NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The gamma-ray burst was significantly longer than average, which might normally suggest it had been produced by the collapse of a massive star into a supernova.
But several clues, in particular the unusually high proportion of infra-red light, hinted that this was no ordinary supernova.
A study recently published in scientific journal Nature explains that the massive wave of energy had come from a kilonova.
These comparatively rare cosmic events – which normally last far less than a minute – are the result of a collision between two ultra-dense neutron stars. They produce heavier elements such as gold and platinum.
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Cool! In the vast universe, there’s always something new to see and learn.
Thanks for the warning.
It would be too late for a warning if it had happened yesterday.
The gamma-ray burst was significantly longer than average, which might normally suggest it had been produced by the collapse of a massive star into a supernova.
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.. or the 2-for-1 giveaway at taco Bell.
So I’m assuming that we were caught out in the penumbra of the blast? Was it a blast from an interstellar object that was extremely far away? I’m just saying this because I thought that Gamma-Ray Bursts were easily capable of being extinction events under a direct hit.
Anybody got a spare rocket?
Whatever the reason, leftists will milk it under the guise of “climate change”.
I only took Astronomy 101, so I can’t answer you intelligently.
I thought they were only short in duration, yet extremely powerful.
I’m going to do some looking around.
I didn’t notice it.
What is the effect on us on Earth?
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Journalists interviewed some scientists and then wrote stories about it.
Then folks on internet forums had discussions about it.
Then - after a long pause - the world ended for completely unrelated reasons.
/s
Now that sounds like the caption from a Far Side cartoon!
Too bad the gold and platinum didn’t strike earth instead of particles.
I remember my microwave coffee was much hotter than usual.
“What is the effect on us on Earth?”
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Women and minorities affected disproportionately.
“Thanks for the warning.”
I first read that as “Thanks for the warming.”
December 2021 and no one noticed ? LOL
(sarc)But these events have absolutely no effect on global temperatures!(/sarc)
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