blog posts Exploding stars may have caused mass extinction on Earth, study shows Aug 18, 2020 11:45 am by Lois YoksoulianResearch Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images 'We propose that one or more supernova explosions, about 65 light-years away from Earth, could have been responsible for the protracted loss of ozone' 359 million years ago, at the boundary between the Devonian and Carboniferous periods. Share on Facebook Tweet Email