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

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

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

Scientists discovered deep-sea traces of ancient plutonium, evidence of a 10-million-year-old cosmic explosion. This finding ...

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 ...

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

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

Astronomers have used near-infrared light to explore the extreme forces behind the eruption of LMC68, a recurrent nova in the ...

They believe a supernova explosion close to Earth could be to blame for both the late Devonian and Ordovician extinction ...

A supernova is a cataclysmic stellar death that leaves behind a black hole or neutron star. It is the biggest, brightest, and most violent type of explosion scientists have observed in the universe.

They believe a supernova explosion close to Earth could be to blame for both the late Devonian and Ordovician extinction events, which occurred 372 and 445 million years ago respectively.