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bluesam3 t1_jeabku5 wrote

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

It's a question of range. If one went off 24 light years away, that would be true (except that the back side of the planet wouldn't have a good day either). This one was literally a billion times further away.

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Bensemus t1_jeaksfz wrote

Within a few thousand light years would be bad news for Earth if we took a direct hit.

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