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CrimsonEnigma t1_je8ucn8 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:56 AM

Reply to comment by Own_Explorer_6952 in NASA Missions study what may be a 1-In-10,000-Year Gamma-ray Burst, the most powerful class of explosions in the universe. On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system so exceptional that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT – the brightest of all time. by ICumCoffee

No. It needs to be about 8,000 light years away (or less) to start affecting the atmosphere. It would be that damage that would increase cancer risk.

Think if the ozone layer hole kept expanding globally, instead of shrinking like it’s doing now.