Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...
'Devastating' Supernovae Caused Two Mass Extinctions, Claim Astrophysicists
Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...
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Did a supernova 6 million years ago kickstart evolution in Africa? New study offers a clue
A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy cosmic events may have had more influence on our planet than we thought.
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Supernovas may have caused mass extinctions that killed 85% of life on Earth
Supernovas are the most powerful explosions humans have ever seen – but just how close are we? (Picture: NASA Goddard / SWNS) Exploding stars known as supernovas may have sparked mass ...
How to catch a supernova explosion before it happens—and what we can learn from it
The supernova, labeled as SN 2023fyq ... Rubin Observatory, equipped with the world's largest camera, will begin to study ...
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New supernova discovery may hold key to the history of the Universe
“Ultimately, the aim is to address one of our time’s biggest questions in fundamental physics and cosmology—namely, what is most of the universe made of? For that, we need the ZTF supernova ...