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23. 'missed' isn't really accurate; it happened a quarter of the way across the visible universe

Sat Nov 23, 2013, 12:41 PM

Nov 2013

so it was weak by the time it got to us. Anything that far away has dissipated by the time it gets to us, however tight the beam may look.

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'Monster' cosmic blast zipped harmlessly by Earth [View all] yuiyoshida Nov 2013 OP

I'm sure this is somehow Obama's fault. nt Deep13 Nov 2013 #1

and it is proof that there is no global warming. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2013 #17

Exactly. To protect ourselves from gamma rays bursts... Deep13 Nov 2013 #19

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yes babydollhead Nov 2013 #6

This was just The Mysterians' first wave of attack nikto Nov 2013 #3

I remember The Mysterians. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #4

Why is that? NutmegYankee Nov 2013 #18

It was just my lame attempt at humor. nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #21

How can that be when the Earth is only 6000 years old? RC Nov 2013 #7

Hold it, the earth is nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #8

Yup, it takes time yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #10

Cosmic news travels slow. nt Javaman Nov 2013 #11

hey, electromagnetic radiation can only travel so fast, ya know! paleotn Nov 2013 #13

Oh Shit. They're shooting at us. The Stranger Nov 2013 #12

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Gamma rays can unzip DNA DiverDave Nov 2013 #16

Oh? Really? randome Nov 2013 #25

HULK SMASH!! yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #26

This is the sort of event that Carl Sagan suggested could be used IDemo Nov 2013 #22

'Monster comic blast'? You mean we missed all those free...oh. randome Nov 2013 #24