Post by sherlew99 on Jan 12, 2017 10:31:50 GMT -6
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Scientists Predict Star Collision Visible To The Naked Eye In 2022
January 9, 20175:55 PM ET
Merrit Kennedy
Scientists predict that a pair of stars in the constellation Cygnus will collide in 2022, give or take a year, creating an explosion in the night sky so bright that it will be visible to the naked eye.
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They predict those two stars, jointly called KIC 9832227, will eventually "merge and explode ... at which time the star will increase its brightness ten thousand fold, becoming one of the brighter stars in the heavens for a time."
Scientists Predict Star Collision Visible To The Naked Eye In 2022
January 9, 20175:55 PM ET
Merrit Kennedy
Scientists predict that a pair of stars in the constellation Cygnus will collide in 2022, give or take a year, creating an explosion in the night sky so bright that it will be visible to the naked eye.
...
They predict those two stars, jointly called KIC 9832227, will eventually "merge and explode ... at which time the star will increase its brightness ten thousand fold, becoming one of the brighter stars in the heavens for a time."
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