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more about #pulsars Valkyrie Ice: Humm, I see no-one here seems to be aware of the tendency of a wave front to spread out and attenuate. 10x? 7.2 billion lightyears away? You mean i... more » Chip Overclock: And the search for the Higgs Boson claims another victim. more » Atrocious: And there within that ill-fated galaxy, upon a world which eerily parallels our own Earth yet far, far more advanced in science, the residents sadly a... more » LittleDragon: "After years of study the Flare is determined to be a message. A message from another intelligent species. A message that says "KEEP IT DOWN OVER THER... more » fireflash: Those damn Wraith. Still trying to get to Earth. more » Zantor: Thanks for the fish... I'm moving to Mars! more » futuremouse: By any chance have dolphins been disappearing from the oceans? more » twophrasebark: I told you not to plug in that many black holes at once! more » 1Grand_Marquis: 3C 454.3 has declared war, then. No one fires on the Milky Way and gets away with it! more » Hamslicer: everyone... DUCK! more » ManchuCandidate: That's what happens when you drop valentine candies made from earwig honey and bonemeal into a black hole. more » Malloc: What always kills me with stories like this is the numbers that get thrown around. Whatever caused this didn't just happen a long time ago, it happene... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Damnit, I told them Pegasus folk to use a surge protector... more » Roklimber: Pegasus galaxy... it's gotta be Rodney McKay tinkering with Atlantis zero-point modules... :) more » msekolpsu001: Someone is trying to stop the LHC. Good for them! more » Dayburner: I got 20 bucks that says the burst will hit us in 2012. more » -
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What Caused This Galaxy's Power Surge?
The galaxy 3C 454.3 is located 7.2 billion light years away, but it's suddenly become the brightest source of gamma rays in the sky. Its particle jet has increased 10 times since the summer — and it's aimed at us. More »
