The Supernova Next Door

Flash Forward

Flash Forward Presents

Science

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2015

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

We often think of stars as twinkling, harmless little points of light that fill our night sky with majesty. But stars can be dangerous too. When they come to the end of their lifespan, some stars explode fantastically as supernovae. So what would happen if one of those giant explosions happened nearby? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The and this is meanwhile in the future. As you may have deduced, meanwhile in the future is a podcast about the future.
0:16.4	Every week we explore a potential future scenario and what might happen should that future
0:20.9	come true.
0:21.9	Every episode we start with a little field trip
0:23.6	into the future and then we stop saying future for a little while. So let's start
0:28.5	our field trip now. Today we're going to start in the year 2016. Are you going to Matinka's talk tomorrow?
0:46.3	Probably not. I never know what he's talking about.
0:48.8	What is that?
0:52.4	I don't know. I've never heard that sound before.
0:54.0	Did we break the telescope?
0:58.0	Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.
1:00.0	Is anything flashing? Flashing?
1:03.0	Where is it coming from?
1:06.0	I don't know.
1:07.0	We should probably call something.
1:10.0	We interrupt this program to bring you an emergency update.
1:16.5	Scientists at the Kamioka Observatory in Japan have detected a burst of
1:20.5	neutrinos which might indicate a nearby supernova.
1:25.0	Officials are urging residents to go inside and close the blinds, stay away from windows, do not leave
1:30.3	your homes until word has been given. The National Guard and
1:34.1	local police and fire departments have been mobilized to encourage people on
1:38.2	the street to return to their homes.
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