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What if earth were hit by a gamma ray burst?

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The earth would be completely destroyed.

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Will a gamma ray burst end the world?

There has been some speculation that a gamma ray burst has affected life on earth at one or more intervals in the past. And it is possible for it to happen in the future. For a gamma ray burst to destroy earth, the source would have to be moderately close, and because one characteristic of the gamma ray burst is that the emitting body directs two separate "rays" out in opposite directions. We'd have to be exactly in the wrong place at the wrong time and end up on an axial alignment with the gamma ray beam. As the beam is of short duration, the earth would shield a portion of life from its direct effects, but the destruction (ionization) of our atmosphere by the high radiation could burn the entire surface of the planet. Even on the "back side" away from the direction the beam originated in. This could happen, but will it happen? It's an event of low probability. Not that anyone will be spared if we "win the lottery" and get tagged.


How much hotter is a gamma ray burst than the sun?

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What can scientists do to prepare for a gamma ray burst?

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Is a gamma-ray burst more powerful than a pulsar?

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What is gamma ray bursts?

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