Monday, January 24, 2011

But I was going to go into town and get some power converters!

It looks like its possible Earth might have a Tatooine-esque twin sun thing going on for a few weeks. Betelgeuse (the star not the ghost played by Michael Keaton) is has been losing mass rapidly lately causing Astronomers to believe its close to a supernova anytime between now and early 2012 (or in a million years as per the article). Don't worry, scientists believe the impending explosion will only shower the Earth with mostly light (possibly bright enough to not have a proper nighttime for a few weeks) and harmless neutrinos.



Excessive Wikipedia links 100% intentional and hilarious

Source -> http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/tatooines-twin-suns-coming-to-a-planet-near-you-just-as-soon-as-betelgeuse-explodes/story-fn5fsgyc-1225991009247

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