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

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

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

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

Along the East African Rift, Lake Tanganyika lies in isolation among towering mountains. The lake is more than 400 miles […] ...

About 2.5 million years ago, the viruses infecting fish in Lake Tanganyika underwent a mysterious explosion in diversity. It may have been a nearby star exploding.

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

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

"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 ...

Hidden within the southern sky, the Vela constellation holds a cosmic masterpiece — the stunning remnants of a supernova explosion from 11,000 years ago. This mesmerizing scene, captured in exquisite ...