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http://www.space.com/12887-supernova-ticking-time-bomb-stars.html/

Thousands of ticking time bomb stars set to explode at any moment are hidden throughout our galaxy ( Read more... )

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http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/23aug_coldeststars/

Scientists using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have discovered six "Y dwarfs"-- star-like bodies with temperatures as cool as the ( Read more... )

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/11jul_darkfireworks/

On June 7, 2011, Earth-orbiting satellites detected a flash of X-rays coming from the western edge of the solar disk. Registering only "M" (for medium) on the ( Read more... )

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/22jun_swef2011/

In Sept. 1859, on the eve of a below-average solar cycle, the sun unleashed one of the most powerful storms in centuries. The underlying flare was so unusual, researchers ( Read more... )

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Did_A_Massive_Solar_Proton_Event_Fry_The_Earth_999.html

Close to the end of the last ice age there was a sudden disappearance of many mammalian species which some paleontologists say was the ( Read more... )

I need data on something that I haven't so far been able to find. It concerns the Permian-Triassic Event, during which Earth's global temperatures heated up to something like 18° Fahrenheit (10° Celsius) or more as a result of extreme volcanism and consequent release of enormous amounts of greenhouse gases combined with marine methane clathrates ( Read more... )

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A brilliant burst of gamma rays may have caused a mass extinction event on Earth 440 million years ago-and a similar celestial catastrophe could happen again, according to a new study ( Read more... )