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Collision Between 2 Neutron Stars Could Be Deadly For Life on Earth (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are no known neutron stars within range to do this to us, much less binary systems that could actually generate a GRB. Don’t lose any sleep over it.

[–] Etterra 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aww man... I wanted to be vaporized by an indifferent cosmic phenomenon beyond my ken. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to wait until heart disease finishes me off.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

You can smoke, drink alcohol or vote republican if you want to die sooner. The more you know.