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eppur_se_muova

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4. I wonder how many advanced civilizations were wiped out by that gamma-ray burst.

Reply to Tom Yossarian Joad (Original post)

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 12:54 AM

Nov 2020

If we could detect it from 5.47 billion light years away, it must have toasted a whole galaxy. You know, BILLIONS of planetary systems.

Don't think the Universe is a friendly place. It is largely indifferent to life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_(Clarke_short_story)

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In a First, Astronomers Witnessed the Birth of a Supermassive Magnetar Following a Glorious Kilonova [View all] Tom Yossarian Joad Nov 2020 OP

Wow! Karadeniz Nov 2020 #1

Once again... orwell Nov 2020 #2

5.7 billion years. What an awesome river of time. PatrickforO Nov 2020 #3

State prison cell, hopefully. I expect he will grant himself a full blanket Celerity Nov 2020 #14

We were barely noticed and we won't be missed RVN VET71 Dec 2020 #15

Ah, and yet, we are part of the great web of the Divine. PatrickforO Dec 2020 #16

I agree totally "if", if only the entirety of "we" could do so. RVN VET71 Dec 2020 #17

I wonder how many advanced civilizations were wiped out by that gamma-ray burst. eppur_se_muova Nov 2020 #4

"Oh, God, there were so many stars you could have used...." lastlib Nov 2020 #7

That's possible - but it also no doubt created many civilizations. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #9

I hadn't thought of that renate Nov 2020 #11

You are a fluke of the universe alfredo Nov 2020 #13

Really far out! burrowowl Nov 2020 #5

Whoah! LudwigPastorius Nov 2020 #6

All of the heavy metals that we rely on are the product of an event like this. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #8

That wasn't on my bingo card. nt cry baby Nov 2020 #10

Whoa!! JohnnyRingo Nov 2020 #12