What can imaging supernovae (plural for supernova) explosions teach astronomers about their behavior and physical characteristics? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to ...

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old. The event was first signaled by a gamma-ray burst and later confirmed ...

A star exploding at the end of its life has rocked the cosmos like no other that humanity has ever seen. In 2021, astronomers watched in astonishment as a supernova 2.2 billion light-years away named ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of Sagittarius B2, a massive molecular cloud near the Milky Way's center. This region, despite holding only 10% of the galactic center's gas ...

"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of its imminent, violent end." When you purchase through links on our site, ...

NASA’s Chandra Observatory reveals a 25-year time-lapse of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant. Glowing debris expands at different ...

James Webb has spotted the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding just 730 million years after the Big Bang, offering rare clues about how the universe’s first stars lived and died.

It's just a matter of time before a dead star reignites in space 3,000 light years away. And you'll be able to see it with the naked eye despite the distance. Astronomers say when the explosion ...