Two Suns? Twin Stars Could Be Visible From Earth By 2012

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The Huffington Post

First Posted: 01/20/11 05:33 PM ET
Updated: 05/25/11 07:25 PM ET

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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.

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“They will flood through the

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“They will flood through the Earth and bizarrely enough, even though the supernova we see visually will light up the night sky, 99 per cent of the energy in the supernova is released in these particles that will come through our bodies and through the Earth with absolutely no harm whatsoever.”

 

LOL! Ye we aren't made of energy and won't experience a thing, What bullshit lies! Ofc we will feel it!!