New Estimate Puts the Supernova Killzone Within 50 Light-Years of Earth

By Evan Gough May 15, 2017
New Estimate Puts the Supernova Killzone Within 50 Light-Years of Earth

Iron in the Ocean

"...we can look for events in the history of the Earth that might be connected to them (supernova events)." - Dr. Adrian Melott, Astrophysicist, University of Kansas.

Supernovae: A Force Driving Evolution?

The Local Bubble

Focusing on the Pleistocene

Cancer and Mutation

  • A supernova at 50 pc: Effects on the Earth's atmosphere and biota

  • Recent near-Earth supernovae probed by global deposition of interstellar radioactive 60Fe

  • The locations of recent supernovae near the Sun from modelling 60Fe transport

  • Proof that ancient supernovae zapped Earth sparks hunt for after effects

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