http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1349383/Betelgeuse-second-sun-Earth-supernova-turns-night-day.html Apparently, scientists are predicting that the Earth will get a "second sun" during an extroadinary occurence which may happen within the next year.
The giant star Betelgeuse is due to blow itself into oblivion according to the news story (link above) in the Daily Mail.
Interesting!
Ross