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Apparently 2 neutron stars may have just collided. And by “just" I mean 2 million years ago. We’re only hearing now.
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FYI this is how Andromeda would look to us if it were bright enough.
#GRBm31 pic.twitter.com/4CZDPFBtCF
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My timeline is suddenly full of astronomers going bat-shit crazy about a giant explosion in the Andromeda galaxy.
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@NASASwift detected a#GammaRayBurst or an ultraluminous Xray source from#Andromeda#GRBm31 http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/05/rare-cosmic-blast-sends-astronomers-racing-to-telescopes.html …pic.twitter.com/fd5nJyoiEQ
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This is like glancing out your bedroom window and seeing Gandalf fighting a Balrog on a city bus as it drives by. Rare & impressive
#GRBM31 -
The spacecraft which detected
#GRBm31 in#Andromeda Galaxy,@NASASwift space observatory. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/main/ …pic.twitter.com/jnoyexRcdl
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Nerd humor at its finest. RT
@artologica: Important update on#GRBm31 https://twitter.com/artologica/status/471621903103557632/photo/1pic.twitter.com/nKZXUzuhuT -
Gamma-Ray flash sets astronomers all atwitter
#GRBm31 http://on.today.com/1k2XDHE pic.twitter.com/6eQMaJYJwT
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Even though
#GRBM31 turned out false, it was as still fun watching hundreds of astronomers collectively running to their bat-mobiles. -
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#GRBM31 false alarm. Bummer. But fun to see all of the astronomers on twitter simultaneously lose their minds! -
Key point about
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Update: Possible ‘Nearby’ Gamma Ray Burst Alert Was False Alarm http://www.universetoday.com/#ixzz331Juf1mX
#GRBM31 pic.twitter.com/xjwzeOasxo
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We should all commend the Swift team for the quick retraction of
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The
#GRBm31 or#ULXm31 event was 10+ million x's brighter than our#Sun. Via@mikamckinnon. http://space.io9.com/was-that-just-a-gamma-ray-burst-1582373688 …pic.twitter.com/MwrlLk8L8y
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hearing VLA observations of
#GRBm31 planned for tonight -
The Gamma Ray Burst in Andromeda is likely the result of the collision between 2 neutron stars that occurred 2.5 MILLION years ago!
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If you're not already, follow
#grbM31 and geek out a little tonight at the prospect of a gamma ray burst in Andromeda Galaxy! -
Two neutron stars "just" collided in the Andromeda galaxy. "@Wicker_2012: pic.twitter.com/5vV7K11gp2
@daraobriain looks kinda cool..."#GRBm31
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