Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and ...

Thankfully, there are no such systems within 150 light-years of Earth. But there's this whole other kind of supernova, the Type 1a. These have a completely different mechanism for going boom.

However, this super-bright spectacle will not happen for about 23 billion years, meaning that humanity will not be around to ...

“But if a planet — including the Earth — is located too close to this kind of event, this can have devastating effects.” In the study, the researchers provided no evidence that a supernova ...

The event will be ten times brighter than our Moon in the night sky, but never fear, it won't happen for another 23 billion ...

A pair of white dwarfs, located just 150 light-years from Earth, appears doomed to die in a type 1a supernova that will shine brighter than anything currently visible in the night sky. But ...

At around 650 light-years away, the star is too distant for its radiation or shockwaves to reach Earth with dangerous intensity. For a supernova to truly threaten Earth, it would need to occur ...

Betelgeuse, which shines in Orion as part of the Winter Triangle, is a huge, short-lived star that is thought to soon end its life as a supernova explosion. It is unclear whether that will happen ...

Even though they only share a small fraction of a supernova's power, they are extremely dangerous. But they're not going to disintegrate the Earth. We are simply too far away from any potential ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history, according to new research. The explosive supernova deaths of ...