A stronomers have been able to catch the earliest phases of supernova explosions with one of the most powerful observatories ...

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

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

Astronomers have, for the first time, recorded the moment a star’s explosion broke through its surface. The nearby supernova, ...

If a massive star near Earth exploded into a supernova, the result wouldn’t just be beautiful — it would be catastrophic. Astronomers say the radiation alone could strip away the ozone layer and ...

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 ...

Scientists have observed the early stages of a star's violent death – a supernova – for the first time. The shape of these ...

The trip took place in July 2024 and took 6 days. Over that time, the flying observatory looked at two main sources: the Crab ...

Thanks to observations using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), astronomers have ...

Humanity can survive a supernova explosion due to the fact that the closest potential candidate is at a safe distance.

LHAASO has uncovered that micro-quasars, black holes feeding on companion stars, are powerful PeV particle accelerators.