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Would such a burst travel through the body of a planet? If not, perhaps only half of the galaxy’s life would be wiped out.
by legutierr 3y ago
Would such a burst travel through the body of a planet? If not, perhaps only half of the galaxy’s life would be wiped out.
- hobs 3y agoAbsolutely, as if it was basically not there.
- lawlessone 3y agoSurely the Earth would be too thick for that?
- itishappy 3y agoWe're dealing with incomprehensible amounts of energy. GRBs are powered by the violent deaths of massive stars. Orbiting planets are inconsequential. Have a fun paper! Stars Bisected by Relativistic Blades https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15347 https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15347
- quickthrower2 3y agoI thought only neutrinos could do this?