So it *could* happen here...

From: Danny Yavuzkurt (ady1@psu.edu)
Date: Wed Jul 07 1999 - 12:31:06 MDT


http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_388000/388291.stm
Apparently, there was a *very* nearby supernova "a few million years ago",
according to German astronomers.. only 90 to 180 light-years away..
supernovae are no longer merely theoretical influences in the development of
this planet's climate and lifeforms..



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