The supernova was the death of a red supergiant star 500 times larger than the sun, in a galaxy just 22 million light-years ...

For the first time, scientists determined the shape of a supernova's shock front as it burst through the surface of a dying ...

The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks ...

The observations are the earliest yet of a supernova, revealing in detail the moment that the shockwave obliterated the star.

On April 10, 2024, astronomers began the fast-paced mission to capture supernova SN 2024ggi. Study coauthor Yi Yang of Tsinghua University in China initially learned about its sighting shortly after ...

The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of a colossal supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop. Dutch astrophotographer Cornelis ...

For the first time, astronomers unveiled the shape of a supernova at its earliest stage.

Chris Ashall, an assistant astronomer at the UH Mānoa Institute for Astronomy, was part of the global team that zeroed in on the stellar explosion known as SN 2024ggi. The supernova was first spotted ...

Researchers have successfully performed the world's first Milky Way simulation that accurately represents more than 100 ...

At a young age, we're told how the sun warms Earth and makes life possible. That idea sticks with most of us for life. But ...

Marked with an orange arrow, the blue dot is the the fast X-ray transient EP 250108a, and the supernova that followed it. Using a combination of telescopes, astronomers found fast X-ray transients can ...