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skrillums t1_ix430pf wrote

A super nova within 25 to 50 light years would wipe out all life on earth. The worst part is we would never see it comming.

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ProphetMoham t1_ix4ioo1 wrote

But we would be able to anticipate it. It's not like it supernovae happen at random.

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skrillums t1_ix4iw5h wrote

I don't think so due to everything that is ejected/emitted would be traveling at the speed of light or at a high fraction of the speed of light. Like if we see a super nova and the math says it's 160 million light years away that happened 160 million years ago and were just now seeing it.

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BRaDyS12 t1_ix4kgqw wrote

But we would most likely see the star change luminosity rapidly as it tries to keep itself together

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usernamechecksout458 t1_ix5iarb wrote

We could predict it somewhat. Just like we r predicting rn that betelgeuse will go supernova.

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sorped t1_ix4h0xh wrote

As for ways to go, that wouldn't be a bad one.

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skrillums t1_ix4hkv3 wrote

Indeed just a flash and that's game over.

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