Saturday, April 3, 2010

Evil Sun vs. Us


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Evil Sun vs. Us
03.16.2010
Jason Louv

And just when you think that you’ve seen everything the Solar System has to offer… well, you haven’t.

NASA is close to proving that a brown dwarf star code-named “Nemesis” is hiding somewhere in our Solar System, and, um, occupies itself by shooting comets at us. Apparently this is what killed the dinosaurs. What. The hell. Did our corner of space just turn into an 8-bit side scrolling shooter game? What is this, R-type? What the hell is going on?!?!

We’ve always assumed our sun was the only star in our solar system, but maybe not. We could be in a binary system, with a brown dwarf hiding in the Oort cloud. And it could be bombing us with comets.

The star, referred to as Nemesis, or “The Death Star,” has been theorized for a while. But now NASA’s new satellite, WISE, could be able to prove its existence for the first time. The theory was developed to explain the waves of mass extinctions on Earth, every 26 million years for the past 250 million years. Comets may be to blame for these die-offs — and the Death Star may be aiming them at us.

(I will note that this star has been known by Indian and Tibetan astrology for thousands of years—where it is called “Ketu”):

In Hindu mythology, Ketu is generally referred to as a “shadow” planet. It is believed to have a tremendous impact on human lives and also the whole creation. In some special circumstances it helps someone achieve the zenith of fame. Ketu is often depicted with a gem or star on his head signifying a mystery light.

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