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Wow! Mystery 8th-century cosmic blast captured in trees

Young Japanese walk past a 15-metre-long object made of about 2,000 cedar slices in Tokyo. In the late eighth century, Earth was hit by a mystery blast of cosmic rays that left a relic in cedar trees.

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A team led by Fusa Miyake of Nagoya University found that levels of carbon-14 in the two cedars were about 1.2 percent higher in 774 and 775 compared to other years.

This may not sound much, but in relation to background concentrations of carbon-14, the difference is huge.

One source of cosmic rays is the Sun, whose activity varies in phases called Schwabe cycles. Our star also throws the occasional tantrum, spouting bursts of energy called solar flares.

But Miyake's team say that the cosmic whack of 774-775 cannot be attributed to the Schwabe cycle of the time - and it is far bigger than any known flare from the Sun.

The other possibility is a supernova, or a star that explodes at the end of its life in a welter of gamma radiation.

It burns brightly for a few years before cooling into a remnant that can glow sullenly for centuries.

But there is no documented record in the northern hemisphere of a supernova at around 775.

Tags: blast, cosmic, earth, mystery

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Permalink Reply by Star Flower on June 6, 2012 at 6:21pm

So maybe it was an UNnoticed supernova?

OV has been unusually quiet lately. I've been wondering if a whole bunch of members have been beamed to a mothership, but surely some of them would email us from space?

OTOH, over at Ashtar Command Crew, people are bellyaching that nothing is happening, the Galactics are letting us down, etc. Maybe some waking up is happening after all. :) How would I know? I've been paying attention for a long time now (well over 20 years) and still not even a UFO-sighting to call my own. :(

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Permalink Reply by Gary Val Tenuta on June 6, 2012 at 6:40pm

LOL! If the AC Crew are bellyaching about nothing happening they must be newbies. Nothing EVER happens! They'll figure that out sooner or later.

Sorry you haven't seen a UFO. But don't give up. They're out there. Whatever they are. :-)

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Permalink Reply by Star Flower on June 6, 2012 at 7:13pm

Hey Gary, When I bought The Ezekiel Code it didn't download for me, so I haven't read it yet. I did buy a new laptop and should try again. I just tried to download it to my iPad too, and no go. Is it not possible to download from Amazon to iPad?