A new study reveals that supernova explosions may have caused two mass extinctions on Earth 372 million and 445 million years ...

Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot have gotten the most complete look at a supernova ever, watching and tracking a star’s explosion in real time, as noted in a new study.

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

When a star explodes it can have drastic consequences for the area of space around it, destroying or altering entire systems ...