Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, ...

James Webb has spotted the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding just 730 million years after the Big Bang, offering ...

Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed ...

Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature ...

The new paper argues that, in SN 1181, the first phase of the supernova fizzled out and left behind an unusually active ...

This artist's impression shows, about 22 million light-years away, the supernova SN 2024ggi exploding in the galaxy NGC 3621. (ESO/L. Calçada via SWNS) By Dean Murray Scientists have revealed for the ...

Learn about what may be the first ever superkilonova ever observed, emitting gravitational waves that hint at the collision of two dead stars.

A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

In a series of observations that read like science fiction, astronomers now suspect they have watched a star quite literally ...