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A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...

Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, ...

A supernova is a dramatic event in which a star violently explodes towards the end of its life cycle. In a striking image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, the supernova explosion of a star ...

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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 ...

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.

Two of Earth’s five confirmed mass extinction events could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions stripping the ...

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Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...