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Remember when...

Socrates II — 11/20/2008 1:54:06 PM (archived)

Pulsars were thought to be interstellar beacons for alien starships
navigating through the galaxy, and gamma ray bursts were either
starship engines kicking in or some distant galactic war.

So what else besides dark matter could be generating a concentration
of cosmic rays from a particular point that is not readily visible?

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FEATURE Discovered: Cosmic Rays from a Mysterious, Nearby Object - Laurie Street - 11/19/2008 7:50:50 PM
- 3,000 LY isn't "close"... - nick hoffman - 11/19/2008 10:52:17 PM
  - "It's so very lonely, three thousand light years from home." - ER - 11/20/2008 12:44:34 AM
    - The Stones were only ever 2,000 light years from home... - nick hoffman - 11/20/2008 11:11:49 AM
      - In the last verse I think they made it to 10K ly.. - ER - 11/20/2008 2:28:25 PM
      - Remember when... - Socrates II - 11/20/2008 1:54:06 PM
        
        The Energizer bunny? - ER - 11/20/2008 2:37:23 PM
        
        Distinguishing Between Dark Matter and Pulsar Origins of the ATIC Electron Spectrum With Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes - Socrates II - 11/21/2008 9:12:22 PM
        
        Sources of Earth-Bombarding Cosmic Rays May Have Been Located - Socrates II - 11/25/2008 4:14:49 AM

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