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Originally Posted by seanliddelow
Some scientists think that some of the mass extincions were caused by nearby supernova. I guess if we were close to eta or betelguese we would be fried chicken. Is Eta and Betelguese moving further away from us?
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Yep, fried...and we wouldn't be coming with 11 secret herbs and spices!!!
Eta is moving towards us at 25kms, Betelgeuse is moving away at 21kms. However, at those speeds, neither star will come even close to us. Over the remaining lifetime of those stars, it amounts to a 100 light years or so. Nothing, really.