Births of stars, and other things.....

[j d worthington]

Not exactly a new idea, this, but nonetheless it's interesting to see the recent findings:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20061127/sc_space/galacticbabyboominfluencedlifeonearth

And it's always interesting to see some confirmation of these things, even if it's early days yet....

 

[Azathoth]

Agreed - a very interesting article. It kind of makes me wonder if we couldn't artificially cause the same thing on a planet already rich in algae. Would make an interesting sf book, to say the least.