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Post by slappy on Jan 20, 2011 18:26:23 GMT -5
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. www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars_n_811864.html |
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Post by Kliquid on Jan 20, 2011 18:34:23 GMT -5
Very cool.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Jan 20, 2011 18:35:34 GMT -5
Well, it's already early 2012.
I heard this predicted way back in the 80s though.
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Post by Sleeping Like An Angel on Jan 20, 2011 18:58:17 GMT -5
Pylea in reality...cool!
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Post by Angel Beast on Jan 20, 2011 19:25:57 GMT -5
He saw this coming.
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Post by Halloween King on Jan 20, 2011 19:28:16 GMT -5
I think we would be blessed to see this happen during our life times.
I just wonder how it would effect us? Would the planet heat up?
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Post by machoking on Jan 20, 2011 19:28:18 GMT -5
Shut your hole cow. Back to work. |
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Post by the hell demon on Jan 20, 2011 19:34:09 GMT -5
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Post by Oskanowski on Jan 20, 2011 19:37:03 GMT -5
 We're slowly turning into Star Wars! YES! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 19:52:30 GMT -5
Win. This is gonna be really cool but also really eerie. |
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Post by Tim Tebow™ on Jan 20, 2011 20:11:29 GMT -5
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Post by MC2 on Jan 20, 2011 21:26:57 GMT -5
No! Not Betelgeuse! No more Orion =  |
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Post by K5 on Jan 20, 2011 21:28:12 GMT -5
we should keep it in case our other one loses lighter fuel
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Post by The Mountain King on Jan 20, 2011 21:39:39 GMT -5
I instantly thought of this. Good work! |
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Jan 20, 2011 22:30:45 GMT -5
The cool thing about this is that if we see the light from this tomorrow it means the star really blew up back when the most advanced technology was the bow and arrow and you had knights on horseback riding around. Ghengis Khan may have been alive when this sun went nova.
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Post by Oskanowski on Jan 20, 2011 22:40:18 GMT -5
The cool thing about this is that if we see the light from this tomorrow it means the star really blew up back when the most advanced technology was the bow and arrow and you had knights on horseback riding around. Ghengis Khan may have been alive when this sun went nova.  ;D |
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Post by Angel Beast on Jan 20, 2011 23:00:50 GMT -5
We're slowly turning into Star Wars! YES! ;D That's no moon. |
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Post by Oskanowski on Jan 20, 2011 23:06:19 GMT -5
We're slowly turning into Star Wars! YES! ;D That's no moon.  |
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Jan 20, 2011 23:07:38 GMT -5
Will it change the temperature?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 23:29:36 GMT -5
I. DON'T. WANT. TO. DIE!
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