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What Supernova Distance Would Trigger Mass Extinction?
Season 9
Episode 16
The deaths of massive stars results in one of the most beautiful and violent events in the universe: the supernova. But if these explosions occur too close to Earth their radiation can impact life and even trigger mass extinctions.
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