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A 'runaway star' could save Earth from extinction a billion years from now. Here's how. (www.space.com)
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[โ€“] dylanTheDeveloper 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

5 year olds after reading that in billions of years all life on Earth will be extinct ๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] RubberElectrons 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I remember crying my ass off when I first found out about this.

Thanks for the kindergarten memories, Ms. Oax!

[โ€“] themeatbridge 4 points 1 year ago

I remember learning what "heat death" meant from an elementary school science teacher, and I remember feeling very anxious about it.