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Beams from brightest gamma ray burst ever seen were pointed directly at Earth (go.theregister.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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.

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