The new paper argues that, in SN 1181, the first phase of the supernova fizzled out and left behind an unusually active ...

For Earth to be born, our solar system needed certain isotopes which could only be formed by supernovae. But, shouldn't such ...

Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, ...

Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars, is set to go supernova soon. This event will make it shine as brightly as the full ...

Astronomers have spotted AT2025ulz, a rare dual explosion — a supernova and a kilonova — that may be the first-ever observed ...

A superkilonova candidate event, named AT2025ulz, was observed in 2025; LIGO and Virgo first spotted gravitational waves, ...

James Webb has spotted the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding just 730 million years after the Big Bang, offering ...

People sometimes ask what would happen if the Sun suddenly exploded, often after seeing a dramatic film or picture online. It ...

A team of astronomers believe they've witnessed, for the first time, a star exploding in a mythical "superkilonova." ...

A mysterious cosmic blast 1.3 billion light-years away has left scientists stunned. What began as a familiar stellar event ...

Astronomers analyzed AT 2024wpp, the brightest LFBOT observed, confirming a black hole shredded a companion star, producing high-energy blue, ultraviolet, X-ray, and radio emissions.