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Successful_Ad_6248 t1_je9h9m1 wrote

Reply to comment by Additional_Ad_2778 in The brightest gamma-ray in human history hit our planet this past Fall by PuzzleheadedOne1428

The gamma rays travel at the speed of light. It was the jets created from the black hole collapse that travel at near the speed of light. The jets and the gamma rays are 2 different things although they happen together.

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Additional_Ad_2778 t1_je9no32 wrote

Now that explaination makes more sense. I guess that's what happens when you get science news from a business newsletter.

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