The 2012 doomsday rumor mill now has a new entry, in that the Earth will supposedly have 2 suns in 2012. Betelgeuse, a large star over 600 light years away, is starting to die out and will supernova when it does. The light show will most likely be unimpressive, and the Earth is well out of the line of fire.
Probability of Planet Earth having 2 suns
The Daily Mail explains that there’s a rumor that there will be two suns the Earth can have causing 24 hrs of daylight for 2 weeks. Signs of a supernova are being seen by a star in the Orion constellation. Betelgeuse is the star that is one of the brightest in the night sky and is a red supergiant. University of Southern Queensland's Australian astrophysicist Brad Carter explained that 2012 would probably be when this star turns into a supernova.
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If our sun were swapped out with Betelgeuse, it would take up so much room that Jupiter would be close to its surface. Similar stars have too much mass and energy to simply blink out of existence and typically become supernova. There will be a perpetual state of collapse with a supernova that collapses on itself with its core. This turns it into a black hole with all that gravity involved. However, because Betelgeuse is about 600 light years away, in accordance with CBS, there is minimal chance much of its light could be seen from Earth when it goes supernova.
How this entails 2012
Most are worried about 2012 since the Mayan Calendar ends that year. It is not something Mayan scholars are worried about. There are many reasons why it could have ended. Conspiracy theorists are likely to have to discover another explanation for 2012. Betelgeuse won't do anything to Planet Earth being 600 light years away.
Citations
Daily Mail on twin suns
dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1349383/Earth-second-sun-year-supernova-turns-night-day.html?ITO=1490
CBS News
cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/21/tech/main7269888.shtml
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