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Old 20-08-2009, 08:35 PM
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80 minutes....as the change in the gravitational field can only travel as fast as light, which would also take 80 minutes to reach the planet. If the star went supernova, the change in the gravitational field the planet would feel would be inconsequential. The massive blast of high energy radiation would instantly fry and then vapourise the planet in question, before the gravitational effects even became noticeable.
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