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

Suppose humanity was faced with an extinction-level event. Not just high odds, but certain-sure. A nearby supernova will ...

A star called T Corona Borealis may "go nova" next week, making the star briefly visible to the naked eye. It last happened ...

A picturesque galaxy 40 million light-years away, NGC 5530 dazzles with its patchy spiral arms in the constellation Lupus.

As part of this, the research team calculated the supernova rate within 20 parsecs of the Sun, or approximately 65 ...

Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth’s history. A new study led by astrophysicist Alexis Quintana from the University of Alicante ...

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 ...

which is thought to have been blown by a series of supernova explosions 10 to 20 million years ago. Earth seems to have entered this bubble about 6 million years ago. Passing through the outer ...

"Our project was to model the propagation of cosmic rays from supernova sources to see their potential impacts on life on Earth," Nojiri explained. One particular supernova caught the attention of ...

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 ...