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HungJurror t1_jebecsx wrote

Reply to comment by rocketsocks in NASA Missions study what may be a 1-In-10,000-Year Gamma-ray Burst, the most powerful class of explosions in the universe. On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system so exceptional that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT – the brightest of all time. by ICumCoffee

do we see them happen when they aren't pointed somewhat at us? like, if there is nothing for the light to reflect off of we won't see the light right? like in the case of one pointed perpendicular to us, for example

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rocketsocks t1_jecguyt wrote

We won't see them as gamma ray bursts but we might see them as supernova (or hypernova) events, but only much closer.

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