A supernova is one of the most powerful explosions in the universe, capable of outshining entire galaxies. But what if one occurred close to Earth? Could our planet withstand the deadly blast ...

For reference, one light-year is ... a supernova could have stripped the Earth’s atmosphere of its ozone – even more so than the greenhouse gases trapped inside – and exposed the planet ...

"But if a planet, including the Earth, is located too close to this kind of event, this can have devastating effects." Dr. Nick Wright, from Keele University, added: "Supernova explosions are some of ...

Their plan is simple on paper, get some humans to the Red Planet by the end of the decade ... it must find a way to escape Earth and find other refuges among the stars. Being our closest, most ...

We know that regular supernovas pose no existential threat to life on Earth in the near-term. But there are other varieties ...

"The phenomenon is highly repeatable. We discovered an unplanned new technique for identifying objects entering the earth's ...

A new study analyzing iron-60 found in the lakebed suggests that the explosion of a ‘nearby’ supernova may be responsible ... dramas unfolding on the planet Earth. However, a new study from ...

The explosion released elements heavier than iron—like gold and platinum—through a process known as rapid neutron capture ...

Thankfully, there are no such systems within 150 light-years of Earth. But there's this whole other kind of supernova, the Type 1a. These have a completely different mechanism for going boom.

"But if a planet, including the Earth, is located too close to this kind of event, this can have devastating effects." Dr. Nick Wright, from Keele University, added: "Supernova explosions are some ...