Cosmic Fireworks - Just in time for 4th of July

tinamarie1974 shared a link said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 8:45am ET

Just read this article and it is pretty interesting!

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mehcuda67 said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 12:08am ET:

7500 light years away? Old news!

Thanks @tinamarie1974 - Interesting on so many levels!
And like the perfect 4th of July fireworks, close enough to be pretty, but far enough to not burn down your house. (Or incinerate your planet in a blast of gamma rays and cosmic particles.)

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RiotDemon said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 9:56am ET:

Love it.

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mike808 said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 12:31am ET:

NASA Source

Explanatory Video

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- mike808 said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 12:33am ET
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blaineg said Sat, Jul 13th 2019 at 8:35pm ET:

The footnote is relevant.

https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-02-02

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