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To: Red Badger
that's just about the time our Sun will go nova

The sun is not expected to go nova. Doesn't have enough mass for that. It will become a red giant, then white dwarf.

14 posted on 02/12/2019 7:49:30 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: ETL

Maybe it’ll gain weight as it gets older. I did...................


15 posted on 02/12/2019 7:50:20 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: ETL

I thought Sol was already a white dwarf?


58 posted on 02/12/2019 8:48:38 AM PST by skepsel (Apres moi, le deluge.)
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To: ETL

I thought Sol was already a white dwarf?


59 posted on 02/12/2019 8:48:38 AM PST by skepsel (Apres moi, le deluge.)
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To: ETL

“The sun is not expected to go nova. Doesn’t have enough mass for that. It will become a red giant, then white dwarf.”

I didn’t realize there was such bigotry and racism in the field of Astronomy.


71 posted on 02/12/2019 10:27:52 AM PST by Rebelbase
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