But it will actually be painful to look at because, unlike the full moon that is this gorgeous disk in the sky, Betelgeuse is ...

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

Could supernovas have triggered ancient mass extinctions on Earth? New research explores how cosmic explosions may have ...

Exploding stars known as supernovas may have sparked mass extinctions that wiped out up to 85% of animals on Earth.

New research suggests that powerful star explosions, called supernovae, may have caused at least two mass extinctions in ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history ... go supernova within the next million years or so: Antares and Betelgeuse. However, both of these are more than 500 light-years away ...

Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be ...

Scientists believe at least five mass extinctions have occurred in the ... harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun and acid rain. Betelgeuse, about 650 light-years away from Earth, is one ...

Supernovas are powerful explosions marking the death of massive stars. They spread elements like carbon, calcium, and iron ...

As part of this, the research team calculated the supernova rate within 20 parsecs of the Sun, or approximately 65 ...