1.3million years early warning of impending doom

1.3million years early warning of impending doom

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FourWheelDrift

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Friday 1st September 2017
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"..in about 1.3 million years, a star named Gliese 710, which is about 60 percent as massive as the Sun, is projected to interrupt the Sun's hermitude by crashing right on through the far-flung reaches of the solar system. While astronomers have been aware of this stellar meetup for years, new observations from the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite, released on Thursday, have constrained the trajectory of Gliese 710's impending visit, and charted out nearly 100 other upcoming close encounters with wandering stars."

"It could also spitball comets and ice worlds from the distant reaches of the solar system toward Earth, increasing the likelihood of deadly impacts."

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/599awz/...


So wandering death stars, just another thing to be aware of then. Still, good for a nice all over 24hr tanning.