Huge red star might explode soon and next few weeks are critical

**223to45** · 02-12-20, 19:25

Originally Posted by grnamin

Betelgeuse is 642.5 light years from Earth. If it went supernova now, wouldn't it take that many years for us to see it?

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Yes, and maybe no.

If it produces Gamma Ray's, there are theories that Gamma Ray's can travel faster then light.

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**MegademiC** · 02-12-20, 22:36

So its a real life schrodinger's cat... star.

**jpmuscle** · 02-12-20, 22:57

Originally Posted by 223to45

Yes, and maybe no.

If it produces Gamma Ray's, there are theories that Gamma Ray's can travel faster then light.

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I recall those discussions only apply to mediums that are not a vacuum.

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**Business_Casual** · 02-13-20, 19:28

Originally Posted by MegademiC

So its a real life schrodinger's cat... star.

So you are saying it is alive or dead.

**MegademiC** · 02-13-20, 21:06

Originally Posted by Business_Casual

So you are saying it is alive or dead.

Its both. It will become one or the other once the light gets here... or is it neither?

**Bulletdog** · 02-13-20, 22:23

So... Does this mean the sky is falling?

**SteyrAUG** · 02-13-20, 22:39

Originally Posted by Bulletdog

So... Does this mean the sky is falling?

Regarding planets in proximity to that star, well probably.

I think we may be jumping the gun with this prediction, but I'd love to be wrong and it would be fascinating to see. I remember how much I was floored by Hale Bopp and that would be nothing compared to seeing a star go supernova, especially one that isn't very, very nearby.

Right now the only sources claiming "could happen any day now" are Huffypo and a bunch of other unreliables. The serious science content website are saying "could happen anytime in the next million years."

**FromMyColdDeadHand** · 02-14-20, 09:49

So, am I supposed to stand here with my hands over my junk to protect them or something?

**MA2_Navy_Veteran** · 02-14-20, 10:36

It could also just be that a cosmic cloud is passing between us & the star... Not that I believe that, but just sayin - It's one of the possibilities.

Personally - I like to believe that we're going to see it blow some time in the next couple weeks to months, as that would just be... well... pretty fragging awesome I think!

**tn1911** · 02-14-20, 14:20

Originally Posted by jpmuscle

I recall those discussions only apply to mediums that are not a vacuum.

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Yes.

Its called superluminal jet motion

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