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

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

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

    ...it wasn't Dick Cheney?

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

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

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

    Just prior the explosion was heard:

    "Hey, Billy-Joe! Watch THIS!"