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A 2022 Gamma Ray Burst Was So Powerful, it was Detected by Spacecraft Across the Solar System


Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions ever detected, emitting more radiation than the rest of their host galaxy combined. In October 2022, a gamma-ray burst struck the Solar System and interacted with the heliosphere. This set off charged particle detectors in spacecraft, from Mars to Earth, to the Earth-Sun L1 Lagrange Point. These separate detections allowed astronomers to track the motion of the radiation as it moved through the Solar System and allowed them to determine the location of the explosion.

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