Tatooine's twin suns coming to a planet near you.

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I picked this story up off one of the local news websites here in Cincinnati . I have always been facinated by anything that has to do with cosmology and I wanted to share this on the forums becuase I found it particualy interesting and thought some of you may find it interesting as well.

They say you shouldn’t stare at the sun… and well, you really shouldn’t stare if there were TWO suns....That’s right. Two suns.

According to an Australian news organization , the second biggest star Betelgeuse is losing mass, running out of fuel, and may soon go supernova.

When a star goes supernova, it means it would explode with the potential of luminosity a billion times greater than the sun.

If that happens, the “twin stars” may be visible to us on Earth… at least for a few weeks.
According to the article , it could happen as early as 2012 or may take much longer.

But it’s not something doomsday sayers can get too excited about. The article says it will be harmless to the Earth and everything living on it. We just might not have any nights during that time.

By Erisa Nakano, KNXV.com

Full Story: Tatooine's twin suns - coming to a planet near you just as soon as Betelgeuse explodes | Space, Military and Medicine | News.com.au

 

[Vengeance0058]

K...I hope this isn't true. Cause no night? Thats gonna be wack.

 

[CryptKickR]

K...I hope this isn't true. Cause no night? Thats gonna be wack.

Speaking technically, of course.

( Strange, but I agree with him. )

 

[ErikStenger]

 

[amazon3d]

the earth still rotates.

 

[asdf5213]

You sure it’s not just going Nova cuz don't Super Nova’s put out enough radiation to kill off all life in the galaxy?

 

[Arturo_Fuente]

..then form a black hole and suck everthing into it.