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| Subject: Ugh: Doomed star in Milky Way threatens rare gamma-ray burst Mon Nov 19, 2018 7:15 pm | |
| ... The researchers think this might be the recipe for a perfect stellar storm to produce a gamma-ray burst, which are the most extreme events in the Universe after the Big Bang itself. Fortunately, Apep appears not to be aimed at Earth, because a strike by a gamma-ray burst from this proximity could strip ozone from the atmosphere, drastically increasing our exposure to UV light from the Sun. "Ultimately, we can't be certain what the future has in store for Apep," Professor Tuthill said.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-11-doomed-star-milky-threatens-rare.html#jCp
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