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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars_n_811864.html Wow.

2011-01-25 22:03:00 Author: Boomy Posts: 3701

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If it means no nights....

2011-01-25 22:20:00 Author: AA_BATTERY Posts: 1117

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For a week, I think it's worth it to see something so amazing.

2011-01-25 22:26:00 Author: Boomy Posts: 3701

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Cough (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/21/tech/main7269888.shtml)----------

2011-01-25 22:31:00 Author: Incinerator22 Posts: 3251

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this is for anyone who doesn't want to go to the link also Earth could be getting a second sun, at least temporarily. Dr. Brad Carter, Senior Lecturer of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland, outlined the scenario to news.com.au. Betelgeuse, one of the night sky's brightest stars, is losing mass, indicating it is collapsing. It could run out of fuel and go super-nova at any time. When that happens, for at least a few weeks, we'd see a second sun, Carter says. There may also be no night during that timeframe. The Star Wars-esque scenario could happen by 2012, Carter says... or it could take longer. The explosion could also cause a neutron star or result in the formation of a black hole 1300 light years from Earth, reports news.com.au. But doomsday sayers should be careful about speculation on this one. If the star does go super-nova, Earth will be showered with harmless particles, according to Carter. "They will flood through the Earth and bizarrely enough, even though the supernova we see visually will light up the night sky, 99 per cent of the energy in the supernova is released in these particles that will come through our bodies and through the Earth with absolutely no harm whatsoever," he told news.com.au. In fact, a neutrino shower could be beneficial to Earth. According to Carter this "star stuff" makes up the universe. "It literally makes things like gold, silver - all the heavy elements - even things like uranium....a star like Betelgeuse is instantly forming for us all sorts of heavy elements and atoms that our own Earth and our own bodies have from long past supernovi," said Carter. UPDATE: To clarify, the news.com.au article does not say a neutrino shower could be beneficial to Earth, but implies a supernova could be beneficial, stating, "Far from being a sign of the apocalypse, according to Dr Carter the supernova will provide Earth with elements necessary for survival and continuity." now i cant get any sleep for some time.

2011-01-25 23:59:00 Author: Lgjoka2002 Posts: 538

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No nights? Hopefully the Earth won't become toast in that period. Hmm toast...

2011-01-26 00:05:00 Author: gdn001 Posts: 5891

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No nights? Good thing someone invented curtains In all seriousness I think it would be amazing to see something like this as well as experience it. No nights for a couple of weeks, I don't know about you but I think that would be a very cool experience, sure it excitement might wear off after a few days but I'm willing to sacrifice a few weeks nights to see such a thing. I'd probably spend most of my time taking photos, I bet you could get some incredible shots. Meanwhile, with a 100,000yr time frame what are the chances of seeing it

2011-01-26 05:23:00 Author: SR20DETDOG Posts: 2431

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Sweet. Now all we need is a Sand Speeder to go cruising around the desert with...

2011-01-26 06:14:00 Author: Outlaw-Jack Posts: 5757

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Cough (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/21/tech/main7269888.shtml)---------- Awww ****it, I was looking forward to that. Well at least it'll still be visible, but who knows when it will happen.

2011-01-26 09:06:00 Author: Boomy Posts: 3701

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(As far as i've heard) This hasn't happened since the 1800's, I want to see! :O (There were a series of supernovas over the course of the 1800's that lead to entire days/weeks being showered in total sunlight. Much to the OMGWTFISTHISWEALLDIENAO reactions of the people. ) Interestingly it is estimated that about 3 supernovas occur each day that are close enough to Earth that one of them could easily whipe out the planet, that fact that we are still here is very odd..

2011-01-27 23:47:00 Author: Bremnen Posts: 1800

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Interestingly it is estimated that about 3 supernovas occur each day that are close enough to Earth that one of them could easily whipe out the planet, that fact that we are still here is very odd.. Where did you hear that It was to my understanding that supernovas, especially ones as close as Betelgeuse, are very rare... And even if they weren't, there are no stars near death close enough to eliminate the planet. For example, this is one of the more recent nearby supernova which has occurred (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova_1987A)... and it was 20 years ago at and about 160,000 lightyears from us. EDIT: Eating humble pie, there's actually been a lot more over the years... The actual rate is one every 50 years within any given the galaxy around the size of ours, relative time, but since we're observing these supernovae (which often shine for a while) from various galaxies and the arrival time of these is often warped by cloud of interstellar gas and dust, we pick up many more. Nonetheless, none are close enough for Armageddon to take place. Sorry. Just see alot of people worried about supernovae. Don't worry, these we can see coming.

2011-01-27 23:58:00 Author: Astrosimi Posts: 2046

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Very interesting. I'd like to see that, but chances are it's not gonna happen for another hundreds or thousands of years...

2011-01-28 00:04:00 Author: TheZimInvader Posts: 3149

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Imagine waking up and mowing your lawn at 2 AM in the morning outside of Alaska... Lol, that'd be a sight.

2011-01-28 02:02:00 Author: jEpiik Posts: 81

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