Earth hit by blast of energy from nearby galaxy ‘unlike anything else’
Earth has been hit by an extremely rare and massive blast of light from a nearby galaxy , scientists have revealed. A new study, led by Jillian Rastinejad at Northwestern University in the US state of Illinois discovered late last year the Earth was hit by a 50-second-long blast of energy . WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: First full colour image from NASA’s new space telescope. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> The blasts, known as a gamma-ray burst or GRB, are the most powerful explosions in the universe. But, Rastinejad says the study of these rays could change the way we understand our universe. “This event looks unlike anything else we have seen before from a long gamma-ray burst,” Rastinejad said. “Its gamma rays resemble those of bursts produced by the collapse of massive stars. “Given that all other confirmed neutron star mergers we have observed have been accompanied by bursts lasting less than two seconds, we had every reason to expect this 50-...