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Colliding Binary Neutron Stars

Gamma-ray bursts are common, yet random, and fleeting events that have mystified astronomers since their discovery in the late 1960s. Many scientists say longer bursts (more than four seconds in du...  
 
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tyebillion (15 hours ago) Show Hide
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OK, it might be unlikely to happen, but what would it look like if 100, or even 1000 of these things collided at once?
cladiax1 (21 hours ago) Show Hide
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wont the gravity and density from a neutron star just rip bothe of them apart befor they colide?
poseidonrox95 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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neutron stars colliding are like people. if one adult an a child grab arms and spin each other, the child would spin and the adult would be stationary. this is what the sun does to earth. but, if there were two people of equal strength doing this, there would be a point when they would both be spinning, thus simulating the neutron star.
Penguinz13989 (5 months ago) Show Hide
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Really, because I found it was quite funny.
HotRockx (5 months ago) Show Hide
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WTH did you just say? :s
HotRockx (5 months ago) Show Hide
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haha good question
C4nn0nF0dd3r (6 months ago) Show Hide
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through hawking radiation? that qould take longer than we could calculate
VafleTheMan (7 months ago) Show Hide
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Say that a gamma-ray-burst from a hypernova 100 lightyears away from us, is heading towards the earth. The results would be dramatic. The entire planet would be sterile so to speak.

However, if gamma-rays travel at the speed of light, there would be no way for us to predict it before it hits us, right?

So thats every reason to start living right now! :)
knowledgeis4me (6 months ago) Show Hide
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the chances of it being pointed directly at us are slim though. and if a hypernova occurs within 100 light years of us, a grb would be the least of our worries ;D
HotRockx (5 months ago) Show Hide
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the gamma rays can also modify our DNA this could upgrade our consciousness!!!

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