Gamma ray - The causes and consequences

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Armed with solid evidence, scientists have advanced that a gamma ray burst might have hit the Earth in the 8th Century. In fact the gamma ray burst is considered as the most powerful explosion which the Universe has ever known! In addition to this, gamma ray bursts are very explosive and energetic events. These blasts can take place from a few milliseconds to a few minutes. Moreover, the scientific analysts have said that the gamma ray bursts are often followed by an afterglow. The gamma ray bursts can span from a small distance to billions of light-years across and cannot be foreseen. Most blasts are billions of light-years away from our planet. Gamma ray bursts are also quite rare as only a handful occur every one million years or so. One of the most essential evidence found about the gamma ray burst is a blast of radiation which have been detected during the Middle Ages...

Product details

• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9786130149284
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14928-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy