Daz Type-R Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 From the good old BBC.... An alien star passed through our Solar System just 70,000 years ago, astronomers have discovered. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31519875 As I used to be a gamer a few years ago I found this heading particularly amusing..... "Grand theft Oort-o?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks Darren, but Ignorance is bliss! I was only worried about asteroids, comets or local supernovas, now we have something else to put on the 'what if' list... Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Like the old saying "An Inch is as good as a mile" or for you young un's "An 2.5 cm is as good as a 8 kilometers"- Relatively speaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I think the next one to worry about will be Barnards Star in the year 11700. It will then be closer than Proxima Centauri at about 3.8 light years. Be prepared! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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