It took billions of years for the light of this cosmic explosion to reach Earth, and now it's offering scientists a rare glimpse of the universe at one of its earliest stages.
A McDonald Observatory telescope in Fort Davis, Texas captured the image of a gamma-ray burst -- the enormous explosion of a star, which took place more than 12 billion years ago, shortly after the Big Bang.
"Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe since the Big Bang. These bursts release more energy in 10 seconds than our Earth's sun during its entire expected lifespan of 10 billion years," said Farley Ferrante, a graduate student at Southern Methodist University's Department of Physics, who monitored the explosion along with two astronomers in Turkey and Hawaii.
The phenomenon is not well understood by astronomers, but it is believed to be the result of a catastrophic collapse of a star at the end of its life.
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Re: See an exploding star from 12 billion years ago
But, the universe is only 7,000 years old....?,
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Tasdik wrote:But, the universe is only 7,000 years old....?,
predicted lifespan?
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ROFL ^
Anyway, since we can't see beyond the observable universe
no one can tell how old the universe is !
Anyway, since we can't see beyond the observable universe
no one can tell how old the universe is !
Re: See an exploding star from 12 billion years ago
My lord and savior Jesus Christ does.
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What makes you think so? xDTasdik wrote:My lord and savior Jesus Christ does.
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Re: See an exploding star from 12 billion years ago
Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe since the Big Bang. These bursts release more energy in 10 seconds than our Earth's sun during its entire expected lifespan of 10 billion years
Thats pretty mind boggling.
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Re: See an exploding star from 12 billion years ago
Shitty pixelated pic lol, still a cool concept =p
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God dam over powered euro wizards....They mustav wiped out a galaxy or two with that nuke...Tasdik's lord and savior needs to re-balance the universe...Shit aint fair...
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Can I get fries with that star
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