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Nearby Supernova Explosions May Have Caused Several Mass Extinctions on Earth

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Nearby Supernova Explosions May Have Caused Several Mass Extinctions on Earth
Artist’s impression of Zeta Puppis, an O-type star approximately 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. Image credit: Tahina Ramiaramanantsoa.

According to new research from Keele University and the Universidad de Alicante, near-Earth explosions of giant O- and B-type stars occur at a rate of 2.5 per one billion year.

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