The Antarctic ozone layer is currently healing, as a result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

This hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was discovered in the mid 80s and quickly took the world by storm. The ozone layer is located in the stratosphere, and acts as a sunscreen for the ...

Often seen as destructive, supermassive black holes could help sustain life under specific conditions, scientists have found.

Although black hole radiation can be catastrophic in some cases, it may assist life once oxygen has accumulated in the planet ...

New research reveals that high-energy radiation from active galactic nuclei could foster life on distant planets by ...

The worlds first artificial satellite, the Soviet Unions Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957. Just three months later, it ...

At the center of most large galaxies, including our Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. These powerful objects sometimes enter active galactic nucleus (AGN) mode, where they pull in gas and ...

The most massive black holes can cover galaxies with immense radiation. However, this need not be harmful for possible ...

It caused an international crisis.

We know that regular supernovas pose no existential threat to life on Earth in the near-term. But there are other varieties ...