are ultrahigh energy cosmic rays a threat to life on earth from 60mly?

Subject: are ultrahigh energy cosmic rays a threat to life on earth from 60mly?

Date: Sun Mar 13 11:32:41 2005
Posted by Galina
Grade level: grad (science) School: NYIT
City: New York State/Province: NY Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1110735161.As

Message:


When the Fornax cluster will collide with eridanus cluster, assuming that such 
an event happens at 60 million light years from earth, the ultrahigh energy 
cosmic rays produced during the titanic event, could they cause an extinction 
here on earth?

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