An extremely early Type II supernova explosion, named after the Titan goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, occurred just 1 ...

Decades in the making, NASA's X-ray timelapse shows a stellar explosion expanding into space at up to 2% the speed of light.

"The supernova was named 'supernova Hope' since it gives astronomers hope to better understand the universe’s changing expansion rate." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Less than half the predicted number of supernova remnants in our galaxy have been found – where are all the others? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The James Webb Space Telescope has picked up the light from a massive star that exploded about a billion years after the ...

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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Frye (University of Arizona), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), S. Cohen (Arizona State University), J. D’Silva (University of ...

A supernova explosion spotted in the Pinwheel galaxy. Credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA // Image Processing: J. Miller (Gemini Observatory / NSF’s NOIRLab) / M. Rodriguez ...

The brightest burst of gamma rays ever recorded was caused by the collapse and explosion of a massive star—a supernova. That’s according to a paper published last week in Nature Astronomy that used ...

A supernova is a cataclysmic stellar death that leaves behind a black hole or neutron star. It is the biggest, brightest, and most violent type of explosion scientists have observed in the universe.

A first-of-its-kind, animated map has revealed fresh secrets about a mysterious, flowering "zombie star" lurking in the remnant of a supernova that lit up Earth's skies more than 800 years ago. The ...

The era of stationary spacecraft may soon be over. Portal Space Systems, a company headed by propulsion expert Jeff Thornburg, is looking to help usher in a new renaissance in in-space transportation ...