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Busquen #GRBm31 en twitter... Astrofísicos teniendo orgasmos masivos en estos momentos.
http://space.io9.com/was-that-just-a-gamma-ray-burst-1582373688
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Busquen #GRBm31 en twitter... Astrofísicos teniendo orgasmos masivos en estos momentos.
Was That Just a Gamma Ray Burst?
No, really, did the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission just find a Gamma-Ray Burst originating in Andromeda? If so, it will be the closest burst we've ever observed.
Twitter has exploded with excited astronomers and astrophysicists.We might have just seen a Gamma Ray Burst from the Andromeda galaxy. If we did, that's incredible! But to hold on to proper journalist caution: we might not have.
Why would it be exciting? Because it'd be the closest gamma ray burst we've ever observed, yet far away to not fry us. Scientifically fascinating without planet-wide death! What's not to love?
Why the hedging? The public data is really scarce right now. An event was spotted that might be a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB), or it might be an Ultraluminous X-Ray Object (ULX). Either way would be exciting, as they'd both be the closest of their type we've ever seen, giving us new, detailed, juicy data.
It's very, very, very likely from the galaxy next door, Andromeda, but it could theoretically be from the background space somewhere past it. (I'll get into how confident we are on the location a bit later.) But if you've got access to a telescope and a view of Andromeda, now is avery good time to take a look.
http://space.io9.com/was-that-just-a-gamma-ray-burst-1582373688
Se especula sobre la colisión de dos estrellas de neutrones o un agujero negro almorzando