Nearby Star Forecast To Skirt Solar System 135
PipianJ writes "A recent preprint posted on arXiv by Vadim Bobylev presents some startling new numbers about a future close pass of one of our stellar neighbors. Based on studies of the Hipparcos catalog, Bobylev suggests that the nearby orange dwarf Gliese 710 has an 86% chance of skirting the outer bounds of the Solar System and the hypothesized Oort Cloud in the next 1.5 million years. As the Oort Cloud is thought to be the source of many long-period comets, the gravitational effects of Gliese's passing could send a shower of comets into the inner Solar System, threatening Earth. This news about Gliese 710 isn't exactly new, but it's one of the first times the probability of this near-miss has been quantified."
FSM SAVE US! (Score:4, Funny)
Spooky Chant (Score:3, Funny)
Re:In 1.5 Million Years... (Score:5, Funny)
I knew that there was something fishy about those bonds that Goldman Sachs sold me . . . with a 2 million year maturity!
Don't worry . . . (Score:5, Funny)
From what I learned in my Texas astronomy class the comets will harmlessly splash against the crystal spheres that support the planets and sun.
Re:FSM SAVE US! (Score:1, Funny)
Hey! Who removed the above post?
We don't have time to waste, people (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In 1.5 Million Years... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In 1.5 Million Years... (Score:1, Funny)
Your both wrong. You dont capitolize every dang letter in words just for the hell of them. Beleive me, I seen alot of people make that mistake. Its like their stupid terrists or gone nuculear or something.
Regrads
GWB
Re:Spooky Chant (Score:3, Funny)
In the year 1,502,000....
*The year 1,502,010
Re:Don't worry . . . (Score:5, Funny)
I spent years in Texas schools, and we were always told it was a giant brass armature. When did God put in the bling?
I know who will cover it! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Spooky Chant (Score:4, Funny)
In the year 1,502,000....
War was beginning
Re:OH NOES! (Score:5, Funny)
Its in 1.5 million years. We will have lazors
Only because the sharks will be running the planet by then.
Maybe ... (Score:4, Funny)
Finally, Planet X! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Can't resist... (Score:2, Funny)