Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

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

Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the ...

We know that regular supernovas pose no existential threat to life on Earth in the near-term. But there are other varieties ...

The Phoenix area's long-standing ozone pollution issues could have serious impacts on local economic competitiveness and ...

The ozone layer is on the mend, and it's thanks to human action. A new MIT-led study confirms - with 95% confidence - that ...

What is the Ozone Layer? The ozone layer is a crucial component of Earth's stratosphere, located between 19 and 30 km above ...

The Antarctic ozone layer is currently healing, as a result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

March 22 marks the 40th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer. This international agreement laid the foundation for the global protection of the stratospheric ...

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

A recent study reveals that methane emissions could unexpectedly boost ozone layer recovery, particularly in the Arctic and ...

The most dangerous parts of a supernova explosion are the outputs like X-rays and gamma rays. Even though they only share a ...