Friday, December 16, 2011

No Supernova Star Close Enough to Hurt Earth

Given the incredible amounts of energy in a supernova explosion – as much as the sun creates during its entire lifetime – another erroneous doomsday theory is that such an explosion could happen in 2012 and harm life on Earth. However, given the vastness of space and the long times between supernovae, astronomers can say with certainty that there is no threatening star close enough to hurt Earth.


http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-supernova.html

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