Star's dramatic explosion witnessed for the first time

[K.I.L.E.R]

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/615

It's not going to hit us?

 

[KimB]

Trust me, if a supernova was close enough to do damage to the Earth, you would know.

 

[chavvdarrr]

Trust me, if a supernova was close enough to do damage to the Earth, you would know.

or, rather, you won't have time to know&worry

 

[KimB]

or, rather, you won't have time to know&worry

Well, depends on just how close, and on what side of the Earth you're on

Anyway, I don't think there are any nearby stars that can go supernova regardless. The stars that do that are very massive and short-lived, and thus only exist in star forming regions. We are not in a star-forming region of the galaxy.

 

[K.I.L.E.R]

By that I assume you mean we will never die from a star in our lifetime?

Well, depends on just how close, and on what side of the Earth you're on

Anyway, I don't think there are any nearby stars that can go supernova regardless. The stars that do that are very massive and short-lived, and thus only exist in star forming regions. We are not in a star-forming region of the galaxy.

 

[KimB]

Not for hundreds of millions of years, at least.

 

[Fodder]

By that I assume you mean we will never die from a star in our lifetime?

I get the impression that the star most likely to toast the Earth is still our own.

 

[AlNom]

Not for hundreds of millions of years, at least.

I'm doomed

 

[Zapata]

Star's dramatic explosion witnessed for the first time

I thought this thread was going to be about Tom Cruise........

Saludos Amigos
Zapata

 

[London Geezer]

I thought this thread was going to be about Tom Cruise........

Saludos Amigos
Zapata

Hahahahah that made me laugh!

 

[MuFu]

Hehe.

Any time lapse vids of this around yet?

 

[Dresden]

It's frightening to think how beautiful these things are in coordination with how deadly a risk they pose....

 

[London Geezer]

It's frightening to think how beautiful these things are in coordination with how deadly a risk they pose....

I'd love to, one day, see a real video of a supernova. It must be the most amazing thing.

 

[Powderkeg]

Star's dramatic explosion witnessed for the first time

It would be a bit difficult to witness it for a second time, don't you think?