Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions,' study suggests
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...
'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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Supernova study suggests space blasts wiped out ancient life on Earth
As part of this, the research team calculated the supernova rate within 20 parsecs of the Sun, or approximately 65 ...
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Were it exploding stars that wiped out life on earth—twice? Scientists say yes
Their calculations suggest that one supernova explosion happens close enough to ... Scientists have identified two stars—Antares and Betelgeuse—that are nearing the end of their lives.
Dying stars, lost worlds: How supernovas may have caused Earth's deadliest mass extinctions
Supernovas are powerful explosions marking the death of massive stars. They spread elements like carbon, calcium, and iron ...
Scientists rewrite history of universe with huge breakthrough in doomsday mystery
Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be written in the stars.
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Two of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by something much worse than asteroids
The rate of stars going supernova near Earth appears to match two mass extinctions -- 372 million years ago and 445 million ...
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Supernova explosion blamed for two extinction events on Earth
Some of the most massive and influential stars in the universe are OB stars. These blue giants, many times more massive than ...
Ed Mitchell, the Apollo astronaut who lived in Palm Beach County, was a man of the cosmos
Astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell's experience in space led him to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which explores the science behind psychic and spiritual phenomena.