So far, we have had only close calls from gamma ray explosions so large, scientists have suggested, that if they occurred within our solar neighborhood (less than 1,000 light years) they could potentially trigger mass extinctions on Earth.
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The Standard Model that Describes the Fundamental Nature of the Universe – “Something Substantial is Missing”
Early Earth –A Model for Emerging Life on Alien Planets?
First Planet Found Outside of Our Galaxy to Stars from Dawn of Time (The Galaxy Report)
Will We Discover Life-Bearing Alien Moons in the Coming Decade?
Beyond Exoplanets –NASA’s K2 Mission Revealed Unknown Objects
The Point of No Return -Scientists Compare Current Climate Change to Geologic Past (Weekend Feature)
Is Information the Fifth State of Matter in the Universe?
Is Dark Matter Only the Tip of an Invisible Universe of Unknown Forces?
Have Astronomers Detected a Cosmic String from the Dawn of the Universe?