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Is a Death Star Poised for Final Supernova Detonation Aimed at Earth? Astronomers Say "Maybe"
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4-7-2009 8:48 AM
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(some scientists believe historical mass extinctions were caused by similar intergalactic "life reset button" gamma bursts).
Won't happen for a while, according to my astrologer.
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