re: #393 ConservatismNow!

I saw that one too. So depressing. But we may not even be around as a species if the energy from that exploding star hits us. Anyone fancy a trip to Mars?

We need to go further. See my earlier post about going to the stars.
BTW, the Sun will not explode, but it will expand so far that the Earth could be within its atmosphere. We have at least 1 billion years before it becomes unstable, and (I should know this) closer to 4 billion years before the Sun becomes a red giant.

We have much longer before the big rip.