"Supernova Blast Unleashes Ozone Layer Catastrophe, Scientists Discover"

Scientists have discovered that a distant supernova explosion, known as GRB 221009A, temporarily destroyed a portion of Earth's ozone layer in 2022. The explosion, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, caused a measurable alteration in the Earth's upper atmosphere, including a depletion of ozone molecules that absorb harmful solar radiation. While the ozone layer quickly repaired itself, the findings highlight the potential risk of closer cosmic bursts jeopardizing Earth's protective barrier. Astronomers emphasize the rarity of such events causing significant atmospheric disturbances and consider the distant explosion more of a scientific curiosity than a threat.