Bro Darren
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In 6 days, ISON will make its way towards the sun and astronomers are unsure what may happen to it.
From what they are saying, 1 of 3 things may accrue.
1. It misses the sun by a few million kilometres, then spins off into space unscathed.
2 It passes close enough to the sun to be pulled to pieces by the sun's gravity. It could then fragment in the sky, possibly resulting in a meteor shower on earth. The sun should have enough gravity to stop this happening but astronomers are not 100 per cent sure. The good news is, there has never been a recorded death of a person struck by a meteorite. People have been struck though, so watch your back next Tuesday.
3. In the third scenario, the comet could be pulled into the sun. This is called a sun grazer, and pretty much means a harmless death for the comet. This would result in one seriously large explosion that could be the largest explosion ever observed by mankind.
Lets just hope that this is not a fizzier like Halley's Comet was in 1986!
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From what they are saying, 1 of 3 things may accrue.
1. It misses the sun by a few million kilometres, then spins off into space unscathed.
2 It passes close enough to the sun to be pulled to pieces by the sun's gravity. It could then fragment in the sky, possibly resulting in a meteor shower on earth. The sun should have enough gravity to stop this happening but astronomers are not 100 per cent sure. The good news is, there has never been a recorded death of a person struck by a meteorite. People have been struck though, so watch your back next Tuesday.
3. In the third scenario, the comet could be pulled into the sun. This is called a sun grazer, and pretty much means a harmless death for the comet. This would result in one seriously large explosion that could be the largest explosion ever observed by mankind.
Lets just hope that this is not a fizzier like Halley's Comet was in 1986!
My Freemasonry