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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Andromeda_Galaxy_(with_h-alpha).jpg">Wikimedia Commons/Adam Evans</a>The Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbor.</div></div></div>The <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/main/index.html#.U4Uu0JRdUWl">NASA Swift</a> gamma ray burst mission just spotted an incredibly rare example of the most violent explosion in the universe in our cosmic backyard.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GRBm31?src=hash">Astrophysicists on Twitter got excited</a> when the probe designed to detect the extremely bright pulses of cosmic energy called gamma ray bursts saw a signal in the Andromeda galaxy, our home galaxy's nearest large galactic neighbor.
Here's <a href="http://dualcore.physics.mcgill.ca/HOME/">Robert Rutledge, an astrophysicist studying neutron stars at McGill University in Montreal:</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
Hmm... a gamma ray burst (image trigger - so low significance) just came at us from M31 -- The Andromeda Galaxy. About 5 minutes ago....
- Robert Rutledge (@rerutled) <a href="https://twitter.com/rerutled/statuses/471403106472058880">May 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray_burst">Gamma ray bursts</a> are among the most powerful and mysterious events in our universe. The bursts consist of short pulses of intense radiation that can travel billions of light years and still be observable from Earth. 
If a gamma ray burst were to happen in our galaxy, and be pointed directly at us, it would probably wipe out our ozone layer and cause a mass extinction. Fortunately, all the bursts we've seen, including this one, are far enough away that they are harmless to life on Earth.
Gamma ray bursts were first noticed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_(satellite)#Role_of_Vela_in_discovering_gamma-ray_bursts">Cold War satellites designed to detect Soviet nuclear tests</a>. The bursts that we have observed happened in galaxies billions of light years away. The majority of gamma ray bursts last for a few seconds and appear to be the result of the collapse of enormously massive stars dozens of times the size of our sun.
Some gamma ray bursts shine for only a fraction of a second and have more mysterious origins. One theory is that the short gamma ray bursts are caused by the collision of two neutron stars: the incredibly dense and magnetically powerful remnants of supernovas. Scientists on twitter are hypothesizing that this new one could have been one of those rare collisions. If it was here's how that would look:
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><a href="https://twitter.com/astroduff/status/471435290976858112/photo/1">NASA, via Alan Duffy @astroduff on Twitter</a></div></div></div> 
Gamma ray bursts are generally seen in galaxies that are billions of light years away. What makes this burst exciting is that it's happening in the Andromeda Galaxy, only about two and a half million light years away. This could be one of the closest ever recorded.
The actual event causing the burst happened about two and a half million years ago, but the light and radiation from that burst just flew past our home planet in the last few hours.
The burst could give astronomers and physicists an enormous amount of data on the origins of these huge explosions. You can follow along with the astronomers' <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GRBm31&amp;src=hash">excitement on twitter with the hashtag #GRBM31</a>.
Until they fully analyze the data, we can't know for sure that this is a gamma ray burst. Some have suggested it could be an "Ultraluminous X-ray Source," which would actually be even more fascinating because we don't know what causes them. <a href="http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~cott/">Caltech astrophysicist Christian D. Ott</a> thinks this might be a soft gamma repeater, or SGR, a weaker type of burst given off by a neutron star with a strong magnetic field:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
OK folks, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GRBm31&amp;src=hash">#GRBm31</a> is exciting, but it for sure wasn't energetic enough to be a GRB from a neutron star collision or stellar collapse. SGR?
- Christian D. Ott (@hypercott) <a href="https://twitter.com/hypercott/statuses/471455476614316032">May 28, 2014</a></blockquote>
However this works out, this is an exciting moment in astrophysics.

NASA Just Spotted A Super-Bright Explosion In The Galaxy Next Door

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/aigle_dore/">by Moyan Brenn on Flickr</a></div></div>"Everything has been figured out, except how to live." -Jean-Paul Sartre
In a recent Quora thread, users responded to the question: <a href="http://www.quora.com/Life-Lessons/What-life-lessons-are-counter-intuitive-or-go-against-common-sense-or-wisdom" target="_blank">What life lessons are counter-intuitive or go against common sense or wisdom?</a> 
We trawled through the list looking for the best and most surprising advice. Many of these insights have been <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-things-that-affect-your-willpower-and-decision-making-2014-4" target="_blank">confirmed</a> by social science. 
Here are the takeaways. 
1. If you strongly dislike a trait in someone else or are critical of something, you're probably that way yourself. <a href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/478472/projection" target="_blank">Freud called it projection,</a> or "the attribution to others of one's own rejected tendencies." For example, people worried about their looks call others ugly, and folks that are self-conscious about salaries and status criticize others' jobs. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Life-Lessons/What-life-lessons-are-counter-intuitive-or-go-against-common-sense-or-wisdom" target="_blank">Anonymous</a>
2. Behavior is controlled more by your environment than your willpower. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/why-good-people-do-bad-things-2014-5" target="_blank">Situations tend to make people virtuous or nasty</a>, focused or distracted. In other words, sell your TV and unsubscribe from Netflix if you can't stop procrastinating. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Alan-Rutledge" target="_blank">Alan Rutledge</a>
3. When you "sit with" a feeling, you can move beyond it. If you flee from having to experience an unpleasant emotion - feeling incompetent when first learning a skill, for example - then you end up being controlled by it. If you can't handle feeling incompetent, it's going to keep you from trying new things. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Alexis-Bright" target="_blank" class="user hover">Alexis Bright</a>
4. Being interesting comes from being interested. Being a fascinating, charismatic person is a result of being fascinated by the humans, history, and objects outside of yourself. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Jamie-Beckland" target="_blank" class="user hover">Jamie Beckland</a>
5. Money can buy happiness. If you spend it on the right things: investing in a nicer bed will give you better rest at night and more energy in the day, while moving closer to your work and reducing your commute will directly improve your happiness levels, <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3019798/leadership-now/5-ways-to-become-the-worlds-happiest-commuter" target="_blank">according to research</a>. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Yishan-Wong" target="_blank" class="user hover">Yishan Wong</a> 
6. Conflict can be healthy. Productive disagreement is a hallmark of successful teams (<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-strategies-jeff-bezos-used-to-build-the-amazon-empire-2014-3" target="_blank">just ask Jeff Bezos</a>). -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Benjy-Feen" target="_blank" class="user hover">Benjy Feen</a>
7. Flaunt your weaknesses. If you're open about the things you're awful at, then it's harder for jerks to attack your insecurities, plus you'll seem more honest and trustworthy in the process. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Dean-L-Longmore" target="_blank" class="user hover">Dean L Longmore</a> 
8. Laziness can be a great trait for a leader. Insanely hard workers have a tough time delegating, while the constructively lazy are happy to delegate tasks to the team, thus making their direct reports feel happier and more empowered. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Jeremy-Liew" target="_blank" class="user hover">Jeremy Liew</a>
9. It's not all about intelligence. Beyond IQ, successful people have <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/grit-is-more-important-than-iq-2013-5" target="_blank">grit</a> and are <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/conscientiousness-predicts-success-2014-4" target="_blank">conscientious</a>. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Will-Mitchell-1" target="_blank" class="user hover">Will Mitchell</a> 
10. Thinking about your death can be good for you. Reflecting on your mortality forces you to consider your life as a whole, plus the legacy you want to leave behind. This helps you to better distinguish between seeking meaning and pleasure. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Alice-Rebekah-Fraser" target="_blank" class="user hover">Alice Rebekah Fraser</a>
11. We suck at predicting what will make us happy. For example, getting <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/why-incentives-dont-actually-make-people-do-better-work-2014-3" target="_blank">a ridiculously high raise</a> isn't going to be sufficient for making you happy at work in the long term, since it's just a "<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/why-incentives-dont-actually-make-people-do-better-work-2014-3" target="_blank">hygiene factor</a>." -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Steve-Upstill" target="_blank" class="user hover">Steve Upstill</a> 
12. Vulnerability can be a good thing. Sociology shows that <a href="http://www.onbeing.org/program/bren%C3%A9-brown-on-deep-shame-and-the-courage-to-be-vulnerable/transcript/6065" target="_blank">vulnerability isn't weakness;</a> it can be a conduit to creativity and successful relationships. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Aimee-Whitcroft" target="_blank" class="user hover">Aimee Whitcroft</a> 
13. Some of the best opportunities come from distant acquaintances. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-your-network-shapes-your-health-happiness-and-success-2014-4" target="_blank">Social science shows</a> that job opportunities and dream dates come from the full extent of your network. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Heidi-M-Petersen" target="_blank" class="user hover">Heidi M. Petersen</a>
14. "Getting out" your anger just makes you an angrier person. Rather than "venting" your frustrations, expressing your anger whenever you feel the urge just reinforces a <a href="https://illinois.edu/lb/files/2009/03/26/9293.pdf" target="_blank">pattern of aggression</a>. -<a href="http://www.quora.com/Brock-Atkinson" target="_blank" class="user hover">Brock Atkinson</a>

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