Do we live in a supernova graveyard? A team of researchers proposes that 10 million years ago two giant neutron stars crashed ...

A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...

Plutonium discovered at the bottom of the ocean was found to be refuse from a kilonova that exploded close to Earth 10 ...

SpaceX Crew-9’s return to Earth marks another milestone in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, with four astronauts safely ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...

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

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." A nearby supernova's blast of various forms of radiation could strip away the ...

"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 ...

"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 ...