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

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

New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

The most dangerous parts of a supernova explosion are the outputs like X-rays and gamma rays. Even though they only share a ...

Do we inhabit a cosmic wasteland teeming with remnants of massive stellar explosions? Recent research proposes that approximately 10 million years ago, Earth and its Moon were bombarded by debris from ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

Scientists from Keele University have found strong evidence that some of Earth’s past mass extinctions could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions—massive star explosions in the Milky Way.

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

Some of the most massive and influential stars in the universe are OB stars. These blue giants, many times more massive than ...

“But if a planet — including the Earth — is located too close to this kind of event, this can have devastating effects.” In the study, the researchers provided no evidence that a supernova ...