Wright and his team found the timing of supernovae near Earth aligned with two significant mass extinction events on our ...

Two of Earth’s five confirmed mass extinction events could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions stripping the ...

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

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 ...

New research suggests that powerful star explosions, called supernovae, may have caused at least two mass extinctions in ...

Wright and his team found the timing of supernovae near Earth aligned with two significant mass extinction events on our planet: the late Devonian, a series of mass extinction events that occurred ...

During the Devonian geological era ... is because a suggested consequence of such an explosion close to Earth would be glaciation, which we know did happen then. So, it’s an open hypothesis ...

They believe a supernova explosion close to Earth could be to blame for both the late Devonian and Ordovician extinction events, which occurred 372 and 445 million years ago respectively.