Scientists say a supernova explosion close to Earth could be to blame for two extinction events. The post Supernova study ...

Sometimes deep space can seem like a cold, uncaring place fully removed from the dramas unfolding on the planet Earth.

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 at Keele University say these ...

A supernova is one of the most powerful and mysterious phenomena in the universe. It’s an event that occurs when a star ...

"When a star dies, it can explode in a supernova, causing a strong shock wave and forming an interstellar object called a supernova remnant," wrote an international team of scientists in a paper ...

The researchers published their findings Jan. 17 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters "It’s really cool to find ways in ... later spike likely came from a supernova, either from a group of ...

An international team of astronomers has investigated a newly detected Type II supernova designated SN 2024jlf. The new study, detailed in a paper published Jan. 30 on the arXiv pre-print server ...