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potatomafia69 t1_je9zote wrote

Reply to comment by hundenkattenglassen in The brightest gamma-ray in human history hit our planet this past Fall by PuzzleheadedOne1428

More specifically under 150 lightyears. Cancer rates will skyrocket, ozone layer will be depleted and it could even trigger an ice age. Under 25 lightyears is just a death sentence. It'll cause mass extinction of almost all life forms on Earth. Luckily there's not one star that will go supernova anytime soon within this radius and there's not much to worry about.

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drailCA t1_jeaujyx wrote

Betelgeuse is the closest at 650 lightyears from my understanding.

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potatomafia69 t1_jeav3hp wrote

The closest one that'll go supernova in the near future. There are a couple of other candidates as well in the far future.

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