Near-Earth Supernovae in the Past 10 Myr: Implications for the Heliosphere
Near-Earth Supernovae in the Past 10 Myr: Implications for the Heliosphere
We live in a dynamic star-forming galaxy, and as a result the solar neighborhood changes constantly.One of the most spectacular events that inevitably occurs is the explosion of a supernova near the Earth.Remarkably, a wealth of evidence now shows that at least two supernovae occurred during the past 10 Myr …