What's the deadliest part of a supernova explosion? To estimate this we have to look at what the actual destructive ...

People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has ...

Currently, our solar system sits in the middle of a big empty patch of space called the Local Bubble, which is thought to have been blown by a series of supernova explosions 10 to 20 million years ...

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 ...

“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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The explosion released elements heavier than iron—like gold and platinum—through a process known as rapid neutron capture ...