Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

They then performed supernova simulations to ... the study demonstrates the power of big 3D simulations to explain features of the neutron star and black hole mass distribution and elucidate ...

A supernova is a cataclysmic stellar death that leaves behind a black hole or neutron star. It is the biggest, brightest, and most violent type of explosion scientists have observed in the universe.

Water may have formed less than 200 million years after the Big Bang, suggesting some conditions for life existed far earlier than previously thought.

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 ...

In some cases, the core of these big stars collapses. “It’s basically a giant atomic bomb that’s called a supernova.” The dense core that is left over is known as a neutron star. These are much denser ...

They then performed supernova simulations to determine how current ... "On a bigger scale, the study demonstrates the power ...

The explosions are the biggest humans have ever seen ... but the good news is there are only two nearby stars which could go supernova within the next million years or so: Antares and Betelgeuse.