Comment on xkcd #2878: Supernova

• whocares314@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  None. Space is big, and stars that can potentially supernova are rare. …m.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_supernova_candidates

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  • hperrin@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Your answer is a little misleading. I think you meant there are several stars that close to us, but none that can go supernova.

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    • whocares314@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s fair. It’s also a little misleading because there are other cosmic events that could happen that are both closer to us and potentially further away, and have in the past. I wouldn’t say we are immune from the hazards of space but my comment could have been construed that way.

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s disappointing

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• elvith@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So far, we know of 131 stars

  en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_nearest_stars_and_brow…

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