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 ...

Astronomers spotted a star exploding in a supernova, some 2.2 billion light-years away. Just before exploding completely, the star was stripped of its outer layers, making it possible to observe its ...

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 identified a never-before-seen supernova, SN2021yfj, which exploded after losing nearly all of its outer layers. Instead of light elements, it revealed silicon and sulfur from deep ...

This powerful side-by-side comparison shows just how bright a star explosion is. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Recently, the ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, recorded the moment a star’s explosion broke through its surface. The nearby supernova, SN 2024ggi, revealed a surprisingly olive-shaped blast when studied with ...

The shape of such explosions has been hard to nail down because of how rapidly they take place, so it took quick action with this supernova. The team thus was able to observe the explosion just 26 ...

The first detailed map of supernova SN 2024ggi shows an unexpected asymmetric shape (Image: ESO/L. Calçada) Astronomers have captured a supernova’s shape in unprecedented detail. SN 2024ggi exploded ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...