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Earth may be at risk from a lethal gamma-ray burst from a massive star called WR 104 located around 8,000 light years away. The star is expected to explode as a supernova sometime within the next 500,000 years, which could produce a gamma-ray burst. If the burst was aimed towards Earth, it could damage the ozone layer and likely cause an extinction event by increasing UV radiation. There is uncertainty around whether WR 104 is aligned such that Earth would be in the path of the burst, so the threat to life
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