How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Supernovas are bad news. They can wreck biospheres and flood planets with deadly radiation. And ...

There are those who will tell you that we need to colonize Mars and as many other places as we can, because Earth is on its way down the tube. As we plunge headlong into a future increasingly defined ...

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you, wait a minute, why are you twinkling so much? Um, guys, that's no ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the journal Science Advances. It suggests that when our solar system formed, a ...

A very strange meteorite found in western Egypt in 1996 may have tiny pieces of the debris from a supernova in it, and not just any supernova but one created by the explosion of a white dwarf, the ...

Stellar explosions are eventful cosmic phenomena that light up the sky, but they can also be incredibly destructive for nearby planets. Depending on the blast radius and the size of the star, the ...

One of the most spectacular events we know is regularly taking place in our Universe is the explosion of stars. Officially called supernovae, these events are so massive they affect not only their ...

A recent study of supernovae reveals yet another way the death of a star could spell doom for planets orbiting nearby stars. When the blast wave from a supernova plows into dense clouds of gas, the ...

Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, according to a theory put forward in new research.During the final stages of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Supernova! It’s the largest explosion that takes place in ...