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They're a little cagey about exactly where the crossover point lies relative to the likelihood of devastating effects on the planet.
this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2024
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Geez, how many stars do we have that close to us?
Your answer is a little misleading. I think you meant there are several stars that close to us, but none that can go supernova.
That's disappointing
So far, we know of 131 ~~stars~~ objects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nearest_stars_and_brown_dwarfs