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

People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has ...

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 ...

Today they are of most interest because they represent ... A gamma ray telescope was observing the supernova, but it wasn't powerful enough to capture what they were looking for.

This new powerful detection ... It likely transformed into a black hole. "Most black holes form from the remnants of a large star that dies in a supernova explosion," notes NASA.

A supernova is one of the most powerful and mysterious phenomena in the universe. It’s an event that occurs when a star reaches the end of its life, triggering an explosion that releases immense ...

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.

Cataclysmic events have taken place five times in the past 500 million years, killing off most species ... throes culminate in a powerful thermonuclear blast — a supernova — that typically ...