Gamma-ray bursts, a type of electromagnetic burst accidentally discovered by the US military in the 1960s, occur when a massive star reaches the end of its life and explodes. In seconds They release more energy than the sun will produce over 10 billion years..

Last Sunday, October 9, astronomers were able to track through their telescopes what has been recorded in space so far. they recorded the strongest gamma ray burst. Let’s look at the details together.

The explosion released 18 tera electron volts of energy

[Elektron volt (eV) değeri yaklaşık 1,6 x 10 üzeri -19 olarak alınır. Tera boyutunu siz düşünün]

The explosion detected on Sunday was the most powerful explosion ever seen, and Released 18 teraelectron volts of energy. Scientists are still analyzing the measurements, but current findings suggest that this gamma-ray burst is the strongest yet. The most powerful explosion ever It was less than 10 tera electron volts.

At first, the power of the explosion confused astronomers, thinking it came from a source close to Earth. They also believed that initially energy came from X-rays rather than gamma rays. In later analyses, it is From a source 2.4 billion light-years away It turned out to be an incoming gamma-ray burst.

So this gamma-ray burst, while not really close, is similar to anything we’ve seen so far. closest to earth. This gamma-ray burst is a safe distance from Earth, but even a little closer It would be catastrophic for our planet.

Such an energetic eruption, thousands of light-years from Earth, protects the planet will destroy the ozone layer and possibly cause mass extinction. So we can say that we got off cheap. What do you think? Please don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.