Distance at which supernova would spark mass extinctions on Earth

KU researcher Adrian Melott examines the effects of a supernova on Earth’s biology in new research to appear in Astrophysical Journal. The KU researcher and colleagues argue the estimated distance of the supernova thought to have occurred roughly 2.6 million years ago should be cut in half.

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