{"id":1204237,"date":"2023-11-17T16:11:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1204237"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:11:37","slug":"gamma-ray-burst-charged-earths-ionosphere-from-2-billion-light-years-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1204237","title":{"rendered":"Gamma-ray burst charged Earth\u2019s ionosphere from 2 billion light-years away"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> Artist’s conception of a gamma-ray burst. (credit: NASA<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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An astounding gamma-ray burst<\/a>, dubbed GRB 221009A, continues to amaze even though it has been more than a year since it was detected. Scientists from Italy have recently published a study that shows how our planet\u2019s ionosphere was impacted as a result of its high intensity and long duration.<\/p>\n

The ionosphere is one of the Earth\u2019s atmospheric layers, stretching from 60 km to more than 950 km in altitude. Containing electrically charged plasma, its lower half, called the bottom-side, extends until 350 km. Beyond 350 km lies the upper half, called the top-side.<\/p>\n

Charging the top-side<\/h2>\n

According to Mirko Piersanti, who is a professor at the University of L\u2019Aquila, gamma-ray burst effects have often been observed in the bottom-side but rarely in the top-side of the ionosphere. \u201cThat\u2019s because the plasma density and conductivity in the top-side is much lower than the bottom-side. Also, to observe this effect, you need a satellite that can make observations, orbiting in this layer,\u201d Piersanti said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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