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Message 1899999 - Posted: 9 Nov 2017, 10:12:01 UTC

After Zombie Apocalypse, Dawn, etc we have:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41916738
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Message 1900246 - Posted: 10 Nov 2017, 16:15:01 UTC

I remember observing a star in full daylight in 1954. Maybe it was the same star now called a zombie. Its 1954 explosion was found in archived images.
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Message 1900494 - Posted: 11 Nov 2017, 7:25:11 UTC - in response to Message 1900246.  

I read where matter and antimatter might keep this Zombie Star going. They say it's a theory for now. Space is grand!
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Message 1900643 - Posted: 12 Nov 2017, 3:21:58 UTC - in response to Message 1900246.  

I remember observing a star in full daylight in 1954. Maybe it was the same star now called a zombie. Its 1954 explosion was found in archived images.
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This giant star in the nearby galaxy NGC 2403 (left) erupted in 1954, spawning a massive cloud of dust resembling Eta Carinae in our Milky Way (right).

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2005/06/supernova-wasnt
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Message 1901037 - Posted: 14 Nov 2017, 11:05:56 UTC

Zombies and faked deaths. :-) Superb!
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