Astronomers from Texas have witnessed the moment a star’s surface is torn apart by a supernova, becoming oblong in the ...

Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the ...

Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface. For ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, recorded the moment a star’s explosion broke through its surface. The nearby supernova, SN 2024ggi, revealed a surprisingly olive-shaped blast when studied with ...

The tempestuous star in Orion’s shoulder has a buddy, and neither of their futures look bright. By Robin George Andrews Betelgeuse, a colossal tangerine-red star, is barreling toward annihilation. The ...

New findings have revealed that a supernova struck Earth 10 million years ago, and the evidence lies at the bottom of the sea ...

This artist’s impression shows a star going supernova. About 22 million light-years away the supernova, SN 2024ggi, exploded in the galaxy NGC 3621. Using the ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers ...

Observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope showed the explosive death of a star just as 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 ...

"Even the quietest and seemingly empty regions of the galaxy can harbor extreme processes." Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary celestial system containing a runaway pulsar fleeing the scene ...