More and more, it seems that the existence of life on earth is the result of a perpetual destiny. According to a new analysis of the galaxy’s history, the best time and place for the emergence of life is not here or now, but outside the galaxy 6 billion years …
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Dying giant star, not a peaceful event. It explodes its outer material in a tremendous explosion, irradiating the space with high-energy gamma radiation for many years. The empty space is not just exposed to this radiation. New research suggests that ancient trees on Earth may have evidence of celestial explosions. …
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(News) – An event for mass extinction that struck Earth 359 million years ago still has scientists scratching their heads. Are there volcanic eruptions? The meteorite? Gamma-ray bursts? A new paper looks at another possible culprit: exploding stars. Researchers from the University of Illinois claim that evidence hidden in rocks …
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A team of researchers led by Professor Brian Fields hypothesizes that a supernova is about 65 … [+] light years away may have contributed to the ozone depletion and subsequent mass extinction of the late Devonian Period, 359 million years ago. Pictured is a simulation of a nearby supernova collision …
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In 1604, a white dwarf star went supernova. This is very normal behavior for a white dwarf star; but this one, at a distance of just 20,000 light-years from Earth, was visible to the naked eye, and documented by astronomers around the world, including the German astronomer Johannes Kepler. Kepler’s …
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