Technology Review: Blogs: arXiv blog: The Death of Nemesis: The Sun's Distant, Dark Companion: "That means something else must be responsible. It's not easy to imagine a process in our chaotic interstellar environment that could have such a regular heart beat; perhaps the answer is closer to home.
There is a smidgeon of good news. The last extinction event in this chain happened 11 million years ago so, in theory at least, we have plenty of time to work out where the next catastrophe is coming from.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Only 11 Million Years Until Extinction!
... so let's get cracking on some review boards, and pop a couple of billion dollars into think-tank. I think we should wait about 3 years before the 'scare quote' headlines appear... but, all in all, we're screwed.
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