fleranon t1_je9rlel wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:27 PM

Reply to comment by Secret-Head-6267 in The brightest gamma-ray in human history hit our planet this past Fall by PuzzleheadedOne1428

Same! I think I even read something once that linked Gamma Rays to Fermi's great Filter. Instant death by massive Space Ray, Zzzzzap. Perhaps Science Mags tend to be overly sensationalistic sometimes :)

Bensemus t1_jeakp4w wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:50 PM

They are a possibility but there's never been confusion about how deadly they are. The farther away you are from something the less energy it will have when it gets to you.