What will happen to the Earth when Alpha Centuri 'dies'?

Subject: What will happen to the Earth when Alpha Centuri 'dies'?

Date: Thu Apr 30 15:04:58 1998
Posted by Rebecca Crootof
Grade level: 10-12
School: Emma Willard School
City: Saratoga State/Province: NY
Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 893966698.As

Message:


I have spent some time researching this, and have learned that 
Alpha Centuri is a three-star star system. I was wondering if 
any of these stars is close (in the cosmic sense) to death, and 
if so, what will be the effects of its death on our solar system 
and planet. Is this star large enough to create a black hole? Or 
will it simply explode? And what could each of these senarios 
mean for us?

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