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

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

When a star explodes, it sends high-energy particles out in all directions. This burst of energy can travel through space for thousands of light-years, traversing solar systems and even galaxies. In a ...

If a massive star near Earth exploded into a supernova, the result wouldn’t just be beautiful — it would be catastrophic.

This powerful side-by-side comparison shows just how bright a star explosion is. Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a before-and-after image of a star exploding brightly. With the images ...