Re: So it *could* happen here...

Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Thu, 08 Jul 1999 13:04:55 +0000

>Apparently, there was a *very* nearby supernova "a few million years ago",
>according to German astronomers.. only 90 to 180 light-years away..
>supernovae are no longer merely theoretical influences in the development of
>this planet's climate and lifeforms..

Ha! Another prediction/retrodiction in my 1980 novel THE DREAMING DRAGONS! Is this kid hot or what? :)

Damien Broderick