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xkcd #2878: Supernova
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They're a little cagey about exactly where the crossover point lies relative to the likelihood of devastating effects on the planet.
That’s fair. It’s also a little misleading because there are other cosmic events that could happen that are both closer to us and potentially further away, and have in the past. I wouldn’t say we are immune from the hazards of space but my comment could have been construed that way.