A star exploded at the dawn of time, and the James Webb Space Telescope just caught the moment the light finally reached us.

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a stellar explosion from a time when the cosmos was still in its infancy, catching ...

A supernova signals a star’s death throes. Having exhausted its fuel for nuclear fusion, the star collapses, producing a gigantic explosion of matter and energy that can be seen from 10 billion ...

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you, wait a minute, why are you twinkling so much? Um, guys, that's no ...

Astronomers examining data from a supernova first observed in 2002 have determined that it represents a new class of rapidly exploding star. The explosion may have resulted from a binary star system ...

The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen ...

Scientists have observed for the first time the very early stages of a supernova — the death of a star — with a massive star exploding in a distinctive olive-like shape. They used the European ...

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 ...

Editor's Update for Jan. 23: Skywatchers around the world are taking a look at the new supernova in galaxy M83. To see their new photos and impressions, read: New Supernova in Night Sky Captivates ...

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