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January 22, 2013

Gamma-ray burst blasted Earth in 8th century: study
Paris (AFP) Jan 21, 2013
A mystery wave of cosmic radiation that smashed into Earth in the eighth century may have come from two black holes that collided, a study published on Monday says. Clues for the strange event were unearthed last year by Japanese astrophysicist Fusa Miyake, who discovered a surge in carbon-14 - an isotope that derives from high-energy radiation - in the rings of ancient cedar trees. Dating of the trees showed that the burst struck the Earth in either 774 or 775 AD. But what was the nature ... read more

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