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Stars Like to Do It, Too (Merge, That Is)Once in awhile (more like once an eon) I mention astronomy news here, whatever catches my attention (or makes it past my spam filters). Like this: two stars, each about half the mass of the Sun, seem to be spinning around each other at an incredibly fast rate, and it is predicted they will soon merge and produce one big giant burst of gravitional waves which will cause all life on Earth to be flattened as if God had run over the entire surface of the planet with his giant steamroller. (Okay, perhaps I'm slightly exaggerating. Though I know absolutely nothing about gravitational waves, my best guess is that they probably wouldn't flatten a hair on a baby's head. So I take back that thing about causing all life on Earth to be flattened. Besides, even if those grav waves could squash us down to our proper Lilliputian stature, from our perspective the modifying event won't be happening that soon since it will occur in about a million years, give or take 500,000 or so. Still, from a cosmic point of view, that's merely the blink of an eye.) Chances are, none of us currently living (in 2005) will be around to witness the stars copulate, which may cause quite a flare up for our future relatives to enjoy (unless, of course, they're viewing the event through super-powerful binoculars after forgetting to place the proper filters over the lens - in which case, their retinas will likely burn, causing blindness and little enjoyment). Luckily, we've been provided with a video of the stars merging, provided by our friends from the future. Enjoy.
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