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(Travel) 24 'death stars' are heading towards our solar system - C C - Sep 1, 2017
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4843408/24-death-stars-heading-solar-system.html
EXCERPT: Scientists have estimated that this won't happen for at least a million years. They calculated that 19 to 24 stars will come within 3.26 light years of the sun. They highlight an encounter of one star, dubbed Gliese 710, in 1.3 million years. Gliese 710 is 64 light-years away and on a collision course with our solar system. Scientists say it could cause a shower of comets to switch course towards Earth....
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