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

SN Ares might be the most exciting one. The star exploded when the universe was about one-third of its current age.

“Supernova explosions and the elements they hurl into space are the lifeblood of new stars and planets,” said Brian Williams ...

Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of supernova, which has provided an unparalleled glimpse into what happens deep within a star just before it explodes. A study detailing the ...

SN2021yfj is a new kind of supernova, challenging our understanding of stellar evolution. Its progenitor lost its outer shells well before the supernova happened and only consisted of its ...

Some 7,500 light-years from Earth lurks a zombie star cloaked in long tendrils of hot sulfur. Nobody knows how those tendrils formed. But astronomers now know where they’re going. New observations, ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the journal Science Advances. It suggests that when our solar system formed, a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There is a “doomed pair of spiraling stars” swirling only 150 ...

Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions produced during supernovae. Scientists ...

A scintillating spiral galaxy that played host to two supernova explosions in the past 30 years takes center stage in a new image captured by a telescope in Chile's high desert. The galaxy NGC 1187 is ...

You might think of a star as a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace where hydrogen is turned into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees. But researchers recently reported that ...