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

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 ...

An international team of scientists identified a supernova’s source star, or progenitor, for the first time. The post Most detailed glimpse yet of doomed star captured by astronomers appeared first on ...

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 ...

In November 1572, a brilliant new star appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia, shining so brightly that it was visible during the day. Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe carefully documented this ...

An unexpected deep-sea deposit may be the smoking gun from a nearby star that exploded as a supernova in the relatively ...

A study looking at ancient texts may have found evidence of a galactic supernova in a poem praising Saladin, the first sultan ...

In a new study, a team of astronomers report that they have captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a red supergiant before it exploded. Using JWST 's powerful infrared vision, the researchers ...