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

A stunning Hubble image showcases a spiral galaxy seemingly intertwined with a nearby star—but looks can be deceiving! This ...

Cosmic rays from a nearby supernova would soon rain down on the ... showers of high-energy particles from deep space, and their effects on Earth. Nojiri cites a 2003 Belgian election that went ...

Artist's impression of a supernova in space. (NASA Goddard via SWNS) By Dean Murray At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby ...

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 ...

Sometimes deep space can seem like a cold ... The story goes that 2.5 million years ago, radiation from a supernova—either in the Scorpius-Centaurus group (460 light-years away) or the Tucana ...

A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova rate ... using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space ...