Astronomers studying the aftermath of a supernova explosion have located the original star, a celestial body that should have ...

V Sagittae’s violent mass transfer hints at an imminent nova—and a future supernova visible from Earth. Binary star systems are fairly common in the universe, as are pairs where one star is a compact ...

Astronomers observed the fading light of supernova SN 2025kg, which followed the fast X-ray transient (FXT) named EP 250108a.

When the two stars eventually smash into each other, the supernova explosion would be visible from Earth, even during daytime.

The James Webb Space Telescope has identified an original star that caused a supernova for the first time ... That may mean some red supergiants go through unexpected changes late in life, perhaps ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A composite view of spiral galaxy NGC 1637 from the JWST and Hubble telescopes reveals the site ...

As the collapsed core of a massive star, a neutron star is a small but incredibly dense object, packing up to three times the ...

It’s easy to forget that stars, just like us, have lifetimes. They’re born, they live, and eventually, they die. And for some stars, their death is dramatic, producing an explosion so powerful it can ...

Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, shedding light on a decades-old star mystery. The James Webb Space ...