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

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

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.

However, a supernova in a star system near our planet may have actually influenced the evolution of life as we know it.