HungJurror t1_jebecsx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:58 PM Reply to comment by rocketsocks 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 do we see them happen when they aren't pointed somewhat at us? like, if there is nothing for the light to reflect off of we won't see the light right? like in the case of one pointed perpendicular to us, for example Permalink Parent 1
HungJurror t1_jebecsx wrote
Reply to comment by rocketsocks 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
do we see them happen when they aren't pointed somewhat at us? like, if there is nothing for the light to reflect off of we won't see the light right? like in the case of one pointed perpendicular to us, for example