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The article says
a supernova would have to be less than about 160 light-years from Earth to inflict this sort of damage.
and links to this source: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2210.11622
They should’ve led with that, but you know writers 🙄😄
Kurzgesagt made a fairly entertaining video about the effects of a supernova on Earth at different ranges: