Russell McMahon wrote:

> Lucky observation from Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager
> (RHESSI) satellite caught an extremely bright gamma-ray burst in the
> background, over the edge of the Sun, revealing for the first time that the
> gamma rays in such a burst are polarized. The result strongly suggests that
> intense magnetic fields may be the driving force behind these awesome
> explosions.

Wasn't it Larry Niven who asked, "What if gamma ray bursts are really
just industrial accidents?" :-)

-Johnathan

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