A new study reveals that supernova explosions may have caused two mass extinctions on Earth 372 million and 445 million years ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

Exploding stars known as supernovas may have sparked mass extinctions that wiped out up to 85% of animals on Earth.

Astrophysicists have done a bit of crime scene investigation on what’s almost a reverse murder mystery. They’ve traced ...

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 ...

In 2015, astrophysicists discovered a system consisting of two compact stars orbiting each other: a pulsar (i.e., a highly ...

Sometimes deep space can seem like a cold, uncaring place fully removed from the dramas unfolding on the planet Earth.

The ghostly ring Kýklos (from the Greek κύκλος, circle or ring) and the object WR16 both show the environment of rare and ...

A supernova 6 million years ago may have blasted Earth with radiation, triggering DNA mutations and accelerating evolution.

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study ...

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