Interesting, if true

[Tomjo59]

I won't hold my breath:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/01/06/spectacular-collision-suns-will-create-new-star-night-sky-2022/

 

[Stu]

It sounds plausible. I guess we will find out in 5 years time or so!

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Here's another article about this on New Scientist, has a bit more detail.

[brantuk]

It's always fascinated me that the light from stars take so long to reach Earth that the events causing them happened hundreds of years ago or more. E.g. Betelgeuse may have already gone supernova and we're just waiting for the light to arrive so we can see it. I first heard about this idea in high school when Sir Bernard Lovell from Jodrell bank came to our school and gave us a talk about it. Amazing stuff.

[xtreemchaos]

hope it happens, it sure would be fantastic to see, ive marked it in my diary for 2022.  thanks for the link.  charl