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Svensmark’s Cosmic Jackpot: “Evidence of nearby supernovae affecting life on Earth”

Nigel Calder asks us to republish this post for maximum exposure. He writes: Today the Royal Astronomical Society in London publishes (online) Henrik Svensmark’s latest paper entitled “Evidence of nearby supernovae affecting life on Earth”. After years of effort Svensmark … Continue reading ?
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The Daily Poll --"Is the Evolution of Life Coded Into the Physical Laws of the Universe?"

Academics / General Science : The Daily Galaxy (2 months ago)

In 1995, the astronomer Edward Harrison suggested in an audacious paper published in Great Britain in the "Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society" that our universe was created by life forms possessing superior intellin... Read Post

Supernovae of the same brightness, cut from vastly different cosmic cloth

Academics / General Science : Science Daily (9 months ago)

Astronomers have presented the first-ever direct observations of a Type 1a supernova progenitor system. Astronomers have collected evidence indicating that the progenitor system of a Type 1a supernova contains a red giant star. They... Read Post

Evolution of Earth's Life Triggered by Supernova During Solar-System's Milky Way Orbit

Academics / General Science : The Daily Galaxy (last year)

"The biosphere seems to contain a reflection of the sky, in that the evolution of life mirrors the evolution of the Galaxy," according to new research by Henrik Svensmark of the Technical University of Denmark. The new findings sugg... Read Post


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