[Article] Doomed 'cannibal' star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day

https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/doomed-cannibal-star-could-soon-explode-in-a-supernova-so-bright-it-would-be-visible-during-the-day

"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of its imminent, violent end."

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RedirectedPotato@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 330d (3 replies)

Soon according to wikipedia means 2067 to 2099

BurgerBaron@piefed.social · 7 pts · 330d (1 reply)

Ooh that's cool. Higher chance of seeing that than Betelgeuse.

zout@fedia.io · 1 pts · 330d

I'd love to, but realistically there's no way I'll still be around by then.

ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 330d

I'd be old but it's possible I'd be around to see it, sick

twinnie@feddit.uk · 15 pts · 330d

Soon probably means in the next thousand years, the article isn’t clear. The star’s 10,000 lightyears away so whatever was going to happen already happened.

jeena@piefed.jeena.net · 2 pts · 330d (2 replies)

Soon like in 2-3 days?

BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 330d (1 reply)

Closest they can get is "coming years", which is soon in cosmic terms.

Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social · 2 pts · 330d

Coming 10,000 years is soon in cosmic terms