An international team of astronomers has achieved a first in probing the early universe, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a ...

A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

The Webb space telescope observed a supernova that took place when the universe was 730 million years old, setting a new record for the oldest stellar explosion detected to date. With this new ...

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, challenging astronomers to rethink how neutron stars are born and collide.

The bright binary star system V Sagittae will flare up multiple times before finally going supernova within the next 100 years. When it explodes, it could be visible to the naked eye even in sunlit ...

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside stars, far removed from the calm conditions required for life itself. The ...

This artist's impression shows, about 22 million light-years away, the supernova SN 2024ggi exploding in the galaxy NGC 3621. (ESO/L. Calçada via SWNS) By Dean Murray Scientists have revealed for the ...

Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed ...