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NASA Detects Nearby Mystery Explosion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the kaboooooom dept.

starexplorer2001 writes "Space.com is reporting that NASA has detected a 'totally new' mystery explosion near our galaxy." From the article: "The event, detected Feb. 18, looks something like a gamma-ray burst (GRB), scientists said. But it is much closer--about 440 million light-years away--than others. And it lasted about 33 minutes. Most GRBs are billions of light-years away and last less than a second or just a few seconds."

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  1. Is this some new meaning of the word 'nearby'? by sbaker · · Score: 4, Funny

    2,586,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles away is 'nearby' ?!

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    1. Re:Is this some new meaning of the word 'nearby'? by Andrzej+Sawicki · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ver, very metaphorical indeed.

  2. pardon me by coaxeus · · Score: 4, Funny

    sorry, that was me, I had tacobell for lunch.

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  3. Two words by Billosaur · · Score: 3, Funny

    Death Star

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  4. And we're sure... by BadanTheUgly · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...it wasn't Dick Cheney?

  5. Genisis? by LordPhantom · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only one thinking "KAAAAHHHHNNNNNN!!!!!!"?

  6. Alt-F4 by chigun · · Score: 2, Funny

    Has anyone heard anything about the Four brave cosmonauts that were up there studying this?

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    1. Re:Alt-F4 by dr_dank · · Score: 3, Funny

      Has anyone heard anything about the Four brave cosmonauts that were up there studying this?

      Early reports mention that one is now invisible, another turned to stone, one can now stretch, and the cocky one can set himself on fire.

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  7. OMG! by telchine · · Score: 4, Funny

    OMG! They're making room for a hyperpace-bypass!

  8. Slashdot gets scooped again! by KrancHammer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pffft! We gonglorians at digg.magellanclouds.com.et had this story posted 440 million years ago!

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  9. Re:I'm confused by roman_mir · · Score: 2, Funny

    nothing can travel faster than the speed of light - oh, I wouldn't be so sure about that. Human stupidity can travel much faster than light.

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  10. What's wrong? by Dark+Paladin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obi-Wan: It's as if a million voices all cried out in terror - and were suddenly silenced.

    Luke: I knew I shouldn't have had the extra beans on that jawa burrito.

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  11. Allah Aqbar! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Let that be a lesson to any other alien races that draw a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad!

  12. Re:Do not attempt this at home by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Supernova explosion with 33-minute GRB display and loud report. Light and get away.

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  13. SETI picked up the following radio transmission... by Zerbey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just prior the explosion was heard:

    "Hey, Billy-Joe! Watch THIS!"