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Oh for cryin' out loud! I refer you to my previous answer:Timboo said:
Ibix said:Oh for cryin' out loud! I refer you to my previous answer:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/ligo-virgo-saw-something-unknown.983104/#post-6295649
No it couldn't. False vacuum decay is a theoretical concept which (a) assumes we're in a false vacuum, which is far from certain, and (b) isn't something you can see happening.Timboo said:As per a comment I read it could be the reset of the universe or possibly beginning of vacuum decay no?
Provocative title; we've only had radio astronomy for about 50 years, so the most we can say is it's the biggest seen in the short time we've been capable of seeing them.Timboo said:its the biggest explosion ever, can't be good for the universe or us.
That's basically gibberish, so no.As per a comment I read it could be the reset of the universe or possibly beginning of vacuum decay no?
Well you tell me: what does "reset the universe" mean? What would it look like? What scientific theory describes it? And how exactly is it related to this event?Timboo said:I don’t understand how it is gibberish and not possible
Timboo said:I don’t understand how it is gibberish and not possible
Timboo said:So this is bad then possibly vacuum decay that started
The explosion, known as a "gamma-ray burst", was a powerful burst of high-energy radiation that occurred in a distant galaxy. It released more energy in a few seconds than the Sun will release in its entire lifetime.
Astronomers used a variety of telescopes and instruments, including the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, to detect the gamma-ray burst. These telescopes are specifically designed to detect high-energy radiation from space.
The exact cause of the explosion is still unknown, but it is believed to be the result of a massive star collapsing into a black hole or the collision of two neutron stars. These events release huge amounts of energy and can create gamma-ray bursts.
The explosion occurred in a galaxy located about 390 million light years away from Earth. This means that the light from the explosion took 390 million years to reach us, making it one of the closest gamma-ray bursts ever detected.
This discovery can help us better understand the processes that lead to the formation of black holes and the merging of neutron stars. It also provides valuable insights into the early universe and the extreme events that occurred in the early stages of its formation.