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

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 ...

The most dangerous parts of a supernova explosion are the outputs like X-rays and gamma rays. Even though they only share a ...

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

The first type of supernova is a core-collapse supernova. These occur in stars at least eight to 10 times more massive the Sun. As stars age, they deplete the hydrogen in their core. They then ...

Plutonium discovered at the bottom of the ocean was found to be refuse from a kilonova that exploded close to Earth 10 million years ago. Kilonovas occur when binary neutron stars spiral closer and ...

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

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

US scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery of the first ever ' black hole triple' system. This system, which breaks ...

The researchers ran 3D supernova simulations for the five progenitor stars they identified, which spanned from their collapse to their explosion. These simulations allowed them to predict the ...

A supernova is one of the most powerful and mysterious phenomena in the universe. It’s an event that occurs when a star reaches the end of its life, triggering an explosion that releases immense ...