New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

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

After finding the debris of two colliding stars swimming in the ocean, researchers are after more evidence from the lunar ...

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 ...

A supernova is a cataclysmic stellar death that leaves behind a black hole or neutron star. It is the biggest, brightest, and most violent type of explosion scientists have observed in the universe.

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 ...

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.