• Question: will we ever be able to protect ourselves from gamma ray bursts

    Asked by mboromax to Col Op, Elie, Floris, Jenn, RocketRich on 13 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by Ant.
    • Photo: Jenn Wadsworth

      Jenn Wadsworth answered on 13 Mar 2016:

      Luckily we’re not near anything that could produce a harmful amount if gamma ray bursts (like a supernova for instance!). A large gamma ray burst near our planet would strip the planet of its atmosphere, so it would be pretty hard to predict and protect ourselves! It might not be impossible though 🙂

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