Scientists trying to work out whether a star exploded and the resulting debris crashed into Earth 10 million years ago may be one step closer to solving the mystery. They discovered an unusual amount ...

An exploding star may have sent cosmic shrapnel flying to hit Earth 10 million years ago, and astronomers have now narrowed down the most likely culprits behind this interstellar incident. Earlier ...

Space is filled with billions of stars, all of which will eventually reach the end of their life. For many of them, this means exploding in a very dramatic fashion. There are several ways that a star ...

The scientific wonderers at What If explore the catastrophic destruction that would occur if Earth’s core suddenly exploded.