Hi, Just a minor correction: the quote below should read: "In 1,534,000 years, we will have a major star less than a light year (0.78) away." The star is Gliese 710. I can't wait... "Sterling K. Webb" wrote: > In 534,000 years (1/8000ths of the life of the solar system), we will have a > major star less than a light year (0.78) away.