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The superstorms from space that could end modern life (bbc.com)
6 points by willmadden 10 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Researchers found evidence of a solar event orders of magnitude larger than the Carrington event 14,000 years ago in the C14 levels from fossilized trees.

Curiously, this new evidence substantiates the theory of a ~12k year micro-nova cycle with our sun.




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