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The Starburst Foundation A Nonprofit Scientific Research Institute Principal Areas of Research One principal area of Starburst research is concerned with the investigation of Galactic superwaves intense cosmic ray particle barrages that travel to us from the center of our Galaxy and that can last for periods of up to several thousand years. Astronomical and geological evidence indicates that the last major superwave impacted our solar system around 12000 to 16000 years ago and produced abrupt changes of the Earths climate. The land mammal extinction episode that occurred during this interval was the worst since the extinction of the dinosaurs. There is a finite chance that one such event could arrive within the next few decades.