Evidence for supernovas near Earth | Science Wire | EarthSky

Evidence for supernovas near Earth

Posted by EarthSky in Science Wire | Space | August 27, 2014

A NASA sounding rocket has confirmed that the solar system is inside an ancient supernova remnant. Life on Earth survived despite the nearby blasts.

A new NASA ScienceCast video examines evidence that our solar system is inside a bubble of hot gas created by supernova explosions.

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