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dotnet00
8 months ago
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Astronomers discover 3I/ATLAS – Third interstellar...
I get that you're joking, but I wonder if it could just be that we happen to be passing through some sort of interstellar debris cloud.
mr_toad
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Actually we’re in a surprisingly sparse area of the galaxy, a giant hole in the galaxy created by one (or more) supernova.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Bubble
stevedonovan
8 months ago
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So much for the old thermonuclear ramjet idea....
kirykl
8 months ago
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Maybe. The solar system was in this galactic position about 250 million years ago (one galactic year) and there was a major extinction event around that time
tigerlily
8 months ago
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Get ready for the, uh, Latter Day Late Heavy Bombardment!
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