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timwistoday at 5:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

Dark Forest theory, anyone?


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groostoday at 6:03 PM

It was a supergiant, hence died at a young age, and unlikely to have evolved life of any kind in its system.

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chasiltoday at 8:58 PM

Pair-instability can only happen in low-metalicity surroundings.

The big bang created hydrogen, helium, and small amounts of lithium. Any higher elements are created by stars, and a significant presence of those "metals" will take a star down a different path than pair-instability.

Low-metalicity environments are not likely to be friendly to life.