Submitted by PuzzleheadedOne1428 t3_1268nex in space
nichogenius t1_jeadg48 wrote
Reply to comment by aris_ada in The brightest gamma-ray in human history hit our planet this past Fall by PuzzleheadedOne1428
The first GRB was only detected in 1967. Assuming we have documented every GRB since (we certainly haven't), that means our observational history only covers 0.5% of that 10,000 year expected frequency of occurence.
Assuming our models are accurate, the odds we were just lucky to see this one in our limited observational history are roughly 0.5%. The odds that our models are underestimating the frequency of these events is quite a bit higher.
Time will tell.
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