Earth, Supernova and extinction event
A new study reveals that supernova explosions may have caused two mass extinctions on Earth 372 million and 445 million years ...
Astrophysicists have done a bit of crime scene investigation on what’s almost a reverse murder mystery. They’ve traced ...
"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 ...
Sometimes deep space can seem like a cold, uncaring place fully removed from the dramas unfolding on the planet Earth.
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In 2015, astrophysicists discovered a system consisting of two compact stars orbiting each other: a pulsar (i.e., a highly ...
New simulations suggest that habitable worlds could have begun forming only 200 million years after the big bang ...
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The first stars may have flooded the early universe with waterSimulated stellar explosions show that massive early stars could have created plentiful water for future stars and planets to ...
"While the process of star formation converts gas into new stars, supernovae complete the cycle. The explosion of a ...
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What Is a Supernova?A supernova is one of the most powerful and mysterious phenomena in the universe. It’s an event that occurs when a star ...
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Space photo of the week: Hubble hunts a stellar 'imposter' hiding in the Great BearThe legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, ...
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