BBC Focus Magazine

[Shadowwolf]

Not that such info will calm those given to expecting doom.

Given the incredible amounts of energy in a supernova explosion – as much as the sun creates during its entire lifetime – another erroneous doomsday theory is that such an explosion could happen in 2012 and harm life on Earth. However, given the vastness of space and the long times between supernovae, astronomers can say with certainty that there is no threatening star close enough to hurt Earth.

Astronomers estimate that, on average, about one or two supernovae explode each century in our galaxy. But for Earth's ozone layer to experience damage from a supernova, the blast must occur less than 50 light-years away. All of the nearby stars capable of going supernova are much farther than this.

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012-supernova.html

[nemisis39]

that’s a shame least we would have a bit of warm weather guaranteed for a bit next year