Wow! Oct. 2022 Gamma-Ray Burst Was So Powerful It Affected Earth
On Oct. 9, 2022, observations from the Fermi telescope detected massive gamma rays coming from an extremely distant place, approximately 2.1 billion light years away.
During these 10 hours, the most powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever detected struck Earth’s atmosphere.
Gamma-ray bursts are immensely energetic explosions that are the most energetic and luminous electromagnetic events since the Big Bang.
The intense radiation of most observed GRBs is thought to be released during a supernova or superluminous supernova as a high-mass star implodes to form a neutron star or a black hole.
The intense radiation of most observed GRBs is thought to be released during a supernova or superluminous supernova as a high-mass star implodes to form a neutron star or a black hole.
The GRB was so powerful that observations of the ionosphere from Europe showed us something unusual happened. Something quite powerful. Something that affected radio communications on the planet for 10 hours.
Our atmosphere usually absorbs these impacts without much notice, but their long-term effects may cause chemical reactions in the atmosphere, triggering acid rain and other changes damaging to life. Scientists believe such GRB events may have caused mass extinction events on Earth.
This insanely powerful explosion 2.1 billion light years away was most likely caused by some kind of a massive star collapsing and turning into a black hole. This was powerful enough to then affect the ionosphere on our planet and affect radio communications.
It was also detected by several different observatories and reported by several researchers. Here’s what they learned:
h/t Joe O.
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Tom
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Big tech is only a GRB away from being obliterated.
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Herb Rose
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Gamma radiation is given off when neutrons decay into protons and electrons yet the experts are speculating that the gamma rays were given off when protons and electrons combined to form a neutron star. Can’t have it both ways.
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Saighdear
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So which way was that Gamma burst coming? If th euniverse is expanding since that Big Bang, how come that burst took so long to hit us , or, ……. how did it catch up with us if we are already moving apart ? Just Curious.
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T. C. Clark
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Most powerful detected? What about the one 15 years ago that was seen by the naked eye ….but 7.5 billion light years away?
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Hrrb Rose
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How do you see gamma radiation with the naked eye?
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T. C. Clark
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It was accompanied by visible light. Gamma radiation is photons….extremely high frequencies…gamma rays come in very strong…strong ….and weak varieties….the weak is actually less energetic than strong X-rays…but the very strong will penetrate many materials…to be avoided. There were neutrinos emitted along with the gamma ray burst…lots of neutrinos.
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BILL
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The big bang is big bs. A mythical concoction derived from a fantasy interpretation of cosmic radiation. Total hoax.
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