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

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

Do we inhabit a cosmic wasteland teeming with remnants of massive stellar explosions? Recent research proposes that approximately 10 million years ago, Earth and its Moon were bombarded by debris from ...

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 ...

A new study suggests that the first water molecules in the universe may have formed far earlier than previously assumed ...

Deep-sea samples reveal traces of past cosmic explosions, prompting researchers to seek further proof in lunar soil.

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 ...

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

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.

You’re probably going to be floating around in the debris of ancient star explosions. When supermassive stars gasp their last ...

They’ve traced radioactive elements on the seafloor back to the ... which is thought to have been blown by a series of supernova explosions 10 to 20 million years ago. Earth seems to have ...