The imminent explosion of T Coronae Borealis is expected to create a temporary 'new star' in the night sky this week ...

Two of Earth’s five confirmed mass extinction events could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions stripping the ...

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

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

This is the conclusion of a team of researchers from Keele University, England, who calculated the rate of supernova explosions in the vicinity of our solar system. Supernovae occur when ...

“Supernova explosions bring heavy chemical elements into the interstellar medium, which are then used to form new stars and planets,” said Quintana, formerly a postdoctoral researcher at Keele ...

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