Real Death Star Could Strike Earth (fiery pinwheel in space could zap us with 'gamma ray burst')

Space.com on Yahoo ^ | 3/10/08 | Charles Q. Choi

[NormsRevenge]

Both the massive stars in WR 104 will one day explode as supernovae. However, one of the pair is a highly unstable star known as a Wolf-Rayet, the last known stable phase in the life of these massive stars right before a supernova.

[Captain Beyond]

bump

[cmsgop]

Sounds like Hillary's Menopause cycle......

[cripplecreek]

My gramma is a lot closer and a whole lot meaner.

[BullDog108]

We're all gonna die!!!

[(c) Lazamataz 2003]

[NormsRevenge]

another whack at gamma ray bursts

[RightWhale]

This is the same Deathstar as last week’s. There can’t be two of these rare things so close.

[NormsRevenge]

‘Death Star’ Gamma-Ray Gun Pointed Straight at Earth ^
03/05/2008 1:07:09 PM PST · by Squidpup · 99 replies
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980903/posts

[Clara Lou]

They already ran this scare on Discovery Channel. We’re all gonna die.

[cripplecreek]

Women and carbon based life forms hardest hit.

[NormsRevenge]

different article.. same stars

The Twisted Tale of Wolf-Rayet 104 First of the Pinwheel Nebulae

[Jeff Head]

We are seeing light from the spiral that is 8,000 years old right now. This could have already happened thousands of years ago and we just do not know it yet.

Having said that, life in general is this way. There are events outside of our control, both at the macro and micro level and we can only do our best with what is in our control.

But, this article also shows its clear bias:

"In comparison, the recent human-caused thinning of the ozone layer, creating "holes" over the polar regions, have only been depletions of about 3 to 4 percent, he explained."

There is no clear, compelling, imperical evidence that "humans" are causing this. There are volcanoes that have and will erupt that put out far more damaging emmissions, by orders of magnitude, than all of those produced by man since the industrial revolution...and somehow we still survive.

[martin_fierro]

(fiery pinwheel in space could zap us with 'gamma ray burst')

Cool.

[NormsRevenge]

Great, just what we need is a bunch of giant green mutants running around.

HO Hoo hoooo

[RightWhale]

and somehow we still survive.

Species live one billion hours. How are we doing so far?

[Secret Agent Man]

“Since the initial blast would travel at the speed of light, there would be no warning of its arrival.”

So it already could have exploded and we just don’t know it yet because the light hasn’t reached us. I don’t know if I can get my house in order in 8000 years...

Women and minorities hardest hit.

Bush’s fault.

Nice to see them include a bullsh1t global warming nod in the piece.

[cowboyway]

Damnit! If we hadn't banned leaded gas we'd have a lead shield around the earth by now and we'd all be saved.

[BuffaloJack]

Jeez, it seems like the journalists and chicken little liberals will latch on to every phenomenm, no matter how bizarre or remote, to shriek that the sky is gonna fall.

[NYTexan]

Another good reason to stock up on beer...

[AFPhys]

Well, it’s beautiful, but the likelihood we’re in trouble from this is quite small, at least from the gammas. Particles/ cosmics emitted could, however, prove to be more of a problem since the cone they influence is much greater.