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| future supernova T PYXIDIS not a threat to earth |
| 2010-01-10 |
| this is a followup to the Self destructing Supernova explosion may wipe out earth article in Rantburg on Jan 7 A Type Ia does put out more high-energy radiation than a Type II supernova, which is caused when a massive star's core collapses and the outer layers are ejected. That's what most people think of when they hear about a supernova. Those have to be really close to hurt us, certainly closer than 25 light years. But even with their added power, a Type Ia just doesn't have the oomph needed to destroy our ozone layer (as the press release indicates) from 3300 light years away. It would have to be far closer than that. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #9 CONFEDERATE GENERAL > UNION GENERAL MCCLELLAN MAY HAD BROUGHT THE MIGHTY, SEEMINGLY INVINCIBLE "UNION/GRAND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" WID HIM TO THE FIELD OF BATTLE, BUT HE ALSO BROUGHT HIMSELF! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-10 21:56 |
| #8 The Perts may find out how accurate or reliable their SUNSPOT, ETC. SOLAR BEHAVIOR MODELS-TABLEAUS are come 2012 = "QUAKE HEARD/FELT AROUND THE WORLD" [Univ-Global Quakin-and-Shakin'] They've got TWO YEARS to refine, calc + re-calc, their best Formulaes Simuls + Models, etc, just as they have 20-27 YEARS as per COMET APOPHIS. Lest we fergit, STAR TREK:TNG "Q" CHARACTER > ITS DANGEROUS OUT HERE ... SPACE IS NOT FOR THE TIMID. As easily as the Members of the "Q" can conquer andor destroy JEAN LUC-PICARD + EARTH [snap of "Q" fingers], IN REALITY THEY DON'T HAVE TO BECUZ OF THE INHERENT OR LATENT = ALWAYS-EXISTING DANGERS OF SPACE PER SE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-10 21:53 |
| #7 AAAAWWWWWW, #2, I wanted to say it!. OTOH, I suspect one of the reasons RUSSIA was charged wid the missions/plan as per COMET APOPHIS was becuz it claimed to had discovered all those Space Rocks back in the 1990's + POTUS Clinton-era. PRAGMATICALLY, IMO the most likely scenarios for earth are: To wit, * ASTEROID-COMET EVENTS > E.G. its not absolutely necessary for a space rock to hit Earth to threaten, damage or destroy Earth [OLD DREAM/VISION > People looking up to see explosions on the Moon]. * SOLAR EXPANSION? > as due to PERT(S) MISCALCULATION OR MISINTERPRETATION OF "MISSING SUNSPOTS" + OTHER NATURAL SOLAR ACTVITIES. "MISSING/LOW SUNSPOTS" > among other, means NATURAL SOLAR ENERGIES WIDIN SUN'S ENGINE are NOT being released, which in turn means are contained + building inside the Sun. There is no strong consensus = unity among the Perts on how the SUN BEHAVED DURING EARTH'S PAST ICE AGES OR ITS GEOL "GREAT EPOCHS/EXTINCTIONS". MSM-NET > Many Perts have repor claimed or argued that EARTH TEMPERATURES WILL, NOT MAY OR MIGHT, GET HOTTER IN FUTURE TIME [read, THE SUN]. * "ALIEN AUTOPSY" > notsomuch an autopsy of a de facto or true SPACE ALIEN, as a TIME-TRAVELING ALIEN-LOOKING "NORMAL HUMAN" [evolved] FROM EARTH'S FUTURE TIME??? Again, MSM-NET > "ALIEN TECHNOLOGIES" > various Perts claim or argue that alleged "Alien" Materials + Manufacturing-Assembly Processes, etc. of same ARE NOT UNKNOWN TO EARTH IN CONTEMPORARY OR REAL-TIME [read, IOW the AUTOPSIED "SPACE ALIEN" MAY BE DE FACTO "FUTURE HUMAN" AS DE FACTO UNKNOWN "SPACE ALIEN"]??? Food for thought. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-10 19:08 |
| #6 The Supernova I dream about. Nice, but why a run of the mill small block? Go for the Yenko, Dude. |
| Posted by: Grumpy Jenkins 2010-01-10 16:44 |
| #5 The Supernova I dream about. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-01-10 10:02 |
| #4 "Bush fails again!" |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-01-10 09:40 |
| #3 We're doomed! Doooooooooooomed! |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-01-10 09:22 |
| #2 Where's my kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom! |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-01-10 01:59 |
| #1 Shoot. That was the reason I was gonna use for cashing out my 401k before the government gets a hold of it. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-01-10 00:04 |