Stars like the Sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1% over years and decades, thanks to the fusion of hydrogen into helium that powers them. This process will keep the Sun ...

Deep beneath the Earth lies a mysterious and powerful force. A wellspring of nuclear energy which could one day rip us apart.

LIFE on Earth was almost wiped out when a distant star exploded nearly 360millions years ago, according to a new study. The supernova 65 light years away is thought to have caused a mass extinction ...

A mysterious glowing orange orb that looked like an exploding star has been filmed in the Earth's atmosphere. Conspiracy theorists claim that it could be another planet which is about to smash into ...

A supernova is the giant explosion that ensues when a star runs out of fuel Two new studies confirm that multiple exploding stars, called supernovae, have showered the Earth with radiation within the ...

12:51, Thu, Aug 30, 2018 Updated: 12:58, Thu, Aug 30, 2018 Residents of Perth, Australia, saw the night sky light up as a massive meteor came crashing towards Earth in the late hours of August 29. The ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

16:54, Thu, Jul 14, 2016 Updated: 17:02, Thu, Jul 14, 2016 A supernova hundreds of light-years away was once so powerful that it almost put an end to life on Earth. Around 2.59 million years ago, in a ...

LIFE on Earth was almost wiped out when a distant star exploded nearly 360millions years ago, according to a new study. The supernova 65 light years away is thought to have caused a mass extinction ...

Two new studies confirm that multiple exploding stars, called supernovae, have showered the Earth with radiation within the last few million years. One study, external reports traces of radioactive ...