Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth’s history. A new study ...

The rate of stars going supernova near Earth appears to match two mass extinctions -- 372 million years ago and 445 million ...

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

"If a massive star were to explode as a supernova close to the Earth, the results would be devastating for life on Earth," said Nick Wright, an astrophysicist at Keele University in the United Kingdom ...

We don’t know for sure, but the answer is inextricably linked to the moment when water first materialized in the cosmos — and ...

A supernova is one of the most powerful and mysterious phenomena in the universe. It’s an event that occurs when a star ...

The universe is ballooning outward at an ever-faster clip under the power of an unknown force dubbed dark energy. One of the ...

Water might have formed much earlier than previously thought. Computer simulations show supernovae produced significant ...

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

The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, ...

Explosions in the sky and explosions on land are literally worlds apart. A supernova and a land mine explosion don't seem ...