Astronomers watch star explode like never before – and find an entirely new way for them to die - Observations from across ...

A supernova 's death throes can echo across space for millions of years, but its fiery ignition is over in a matter of ...

Astronomers have captured the death of a star from the very first explosive moments of its demise.

Primordial black holes may occasionally pass through white dwarf stars and trigger enormous Type Ia supernova explosions. Researchers found that these events could explain chemical patterns seen in ...

In March 2026, the Einstein Probe detected a brief flash of soft X-rays emitted from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away. The flash, dubbed EP260321a, immediately triggered a worldwide ...

For the just the second time ever, astronomers have observed the earliest moments of a supernova, with some help from Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Astronomers have identified a supernova remnant beside the well-known Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443), and evidence suggests both ...

The Jellyfish Nebula, one of the best-studied supernova remnants in our galaxy, may have been hiding a sibling this whole time.

Earth is quietly collecting radioactive debris from an ancient stellar explosion as our Solar System drifts through a giant cloud of gas and dust between the stars. Scientists analyzing Antarctic ice ...

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to measure the expanding Crab Nebula. New images compared with older ones show gas filaments moving outwards. This ancient stellar explosion's remnant is ...