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> Some experts have speculated Betelgeuse's explosion may cause a neutron star or result in the formation of a black hole approximately 1300 light years from Ea
by Twisol 16y ago
> Some experts have speculated Betelgeuse's explosion may cause a neutron star or result in the formation of a black hole approximately 1300 light years from Earth, but Dr Carter says it could go either way.
> "There's a reasonably even chance of a neutron star or a
black hole", he says.
...Is that supposed to sound reassuring? >_<
- CamperBob 16y agoThe gravitational effects of either will be no greater than those of the star that it came from, so it's no big deal either way as far as we're concerned.