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Dec 22, 2016

Incoming Star Could Spawn Swarms of Comets When It Passes Our Sun

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For years, scientists have known that Gliese 710 will come excruciatingly close to our Solar System in about a million years. An updated analysis suggests this star will come considerably closer than we thought, during which time it’s expected to spawn dangerous cometary swarms.

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