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#1 2006-10-24 06:25:19
- Palomar
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Re: We survived a supernova
Sol in a cluster with siblings early on...
...one of which went supernova only 0.32 to 5.22 light years away. 
Solar system(s) believed sturdier, more resilient than previously thought.
--Cindy
We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)
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#2 2006-10-27 09:44:47
- maxie
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Re: We survived a supernova
This is very interesting information. I was sure no solar system can survive a supernova in its vecinity without serious damage. I guess I was wrong. :shock:
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