A Real Star Has Its Death Beam Aimed at Earth #space #astronomy #shorts #spacefacts #wr104

Añadido: 2026-05-16

Astronomers discovered that the binary star system WR 104, located 7,500-8,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius, has its rotation axis pointed almost directly at Earth. The system contains a Wolf-Rayet star that will eventually undergo core-collapse supernova and potentially emit gamma-ray bursts from its poles. If such a burst occurs, it could destroy Earth's ozone layer, demonstrating how cosmic events can pose existential risks to our planet when celestial alignments are favorable.