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

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

The heliosphere, a cosmic bubble formed by the Sun, protects our solar system from interstellar threats and influences life's ...

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 ...

The Radcliffe Wave is a massive, undulating structure filled with dense clouds of gas and dust, stretching across several ...

Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...

A giant wave of undulating gas and dust appears, per new research, to have engulfed our Solar System millions of years ago.

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

Astronomers have developed the first three-dimensional (3D) map detailing the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky ...

In fact, within the interstellar medium of our galaxy, most of the elements heavier than hydrogen and helium are locked up in interstellar dust grains. The new results not only produce an accurate ...

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