Life in the Bubble: How a Nearby Supernova Left Ephemeral Footprints on the Cosmic-Ray Spectrum and Indelible Imprints on Life

The Earth sits inside a 300 pc-wide void that was carved by a series of supernova explosions that went off tens of millions of years ago, pushing away interstellar gas and creating a bubble-like structure. The ^60 Fe peak deposits found in the deep-sea crust have been interpreted by the imprints lef...

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Main Authors: Caitlyn Nojiri, Noémie Globus, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ada27a
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