Question on Gamma Rays

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Buck Galaxy — 1/9/2004 4:00:13 PM (archived)

I read a sci fi book a couple years ago that said Gamma rays from a super nova, unlike light, do not go in all directions at once but instead shoot out like a beam. Thus it would be pretty darn bad luck if that beam happened to be headed in our direction. Comments?

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Eta Carinae outlook - phil - 1/9/2004 3:43:09 PM
- re: Eta Carinae outlook - SteveS - 1/9/2004 6:00:36 PM
  - GRB do NOT happen every day IN our galaxy - phil - 1/9/2004 8:48:37 PM
    - re: NOVA transcript of show I refered to - SteveS - 1/10/2004 12:11:35 AM
    - re: Whoops! My bad - SteveS - 1/9/2004 10:10:01 PM
- The update added to the article is important - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 5:17:51 PM
- Question on Gamma Rays - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 4:00:13 PM
  - Sciam Article on Gamma Rays With Related Links - Mark Eby - 1/10/2004 5:33:23 AM
  - re: Question on Gamma Rays - phil - 1/9/2004 5:20:59 PM

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