Research increases distance at which supernova would spark mass extinctions on Earth!

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In 2016, researchers published “slam dunk” evidence, based on iron-60 isotopes in ancient seabed, that supernovae buffeted the Earth — one of them about 2.6 million years ago.

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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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Source: https://news.ku.edu/2017/05/08/research-increases-distance-which-supernova-would-spark-mass-extinctions-earth

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