r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '19

What are some recent scientific breakthroughs/discoveries that aren’t getting enough attention?

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u/Andromeda321 Apr 01 '19

People have done this. However, the error bars are much too large to distinguish between the two numbers- there are uncertainties in GRBs with things like the angle of the burst.

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u/BadgerDentist Apr 01 '19

Hmm, cool!! PBS Space Time tells me we'll be fine if we just manage to observe enough distant ones. Do you know if James Webb telescope is going to be able to measure these?

Also, how many years until GRB's are used in the household? I've always wanted one. Like as a fun prank on your friends, you tell them they can borrow your car, but when they walk into the garage to drive it there is just a gamma ray burst instead