"Webb is a supernova discovery machine," said JADES astronomer Christa DeCoursey, a third-year graduate student at the Steward Observatory and the University of Arizona in Tucson. “The sheer ...

Astronomers identified it as an exploding star in January 2015; everything about the discovery seemed normal at first. In common types of supernova, a blast at the centre of the star ejects ...

Astronomers have made a remarkable discovery that challenges longstanding ... violent explosion of a dying massive star, known as a supernova. But now, researchers have found evidence that ...

"The best-case scenario for axions is Fermi catches a supernova. It's just that the chance of that is small." Gamma rays emerging from neutron stars at the hearts of supernova explosions could ...

A groundbreaking astronomical discovery has provided scientists with an unprecedented glimpse into the early universe.

Researchers have documented a rare supernova, 2023ufx, the most metal-poor stellar explosion observed, located in a dwarf ...

A new study suggests that the next nearby supernova could provide a window into the elusive nature of dark matter.

Chinese astronomers have detected a long-period transient event. The newfound transient, which received designation DART ...

Discover the explosive end of a star's life—supernovas. Learn what causes these cosmic events and their impact with ...