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Why haven't we seen a Milky Way Supernova in 400 years?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Would Proxima Centauri Go Supernova?

If Proxima Centauri went supernova, we would be quite literally toasted because the amount of energy and radiation would really fry at least one half of the Earth. We just have to kind of like all move to that side and keep moving, you know, like hamsters and a hamster whale of death. It also sounds like a great page for a Netflix show,. You know, entire cities on wheels rolling around the planet to avoid the frying radiation.

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