[ RadSafe ] Incredible Speeds? What Would Einstein Say?

[Wesley]

Bob and All,

That gamma ray burst in December 2004 lasted 0.2 seconds during which time
it emitted the same energy that our Sun puts out in 250,000 years. It came
from a magnetar .... a neutron star with observable emissions powered by
magnetic dissipation.

Of course all electromagnetic radiation travels at the same speed, c.

Best regards,
Wes
Wesley R. Van Pelt, PhD, CIH, CHP
Wesley R. Van Pelt Associates, Inc.
 

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Subject: [ RadSafe ] Incredible Speeds? What Would Einstein Say?

Quote in Scientific American story on recent huge explosion on the other
side of the Milky Way: "Telescopes around the world recorded the brightest
explosion ever detected in our galaxy, which sent x-rays and gamma rays
careening outward at incredible speeds, astronomers announced on Friday."

Anyone want to venture a guess on what the "incredible speeds" (sic) of
those gamma rays and x rays might have been? (Not to mention the visible
light and radio waves also emitted.)

Bob C