People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has ...

NASA's Chandra telescope was used to uncover the explosive past of an ancient dead star through 'space archaeology.' ...

A picturesque galaxy 40 million light-years away, NGC 5530 dazzles with its patchy spiral arms in the constellation Lupus.

But the scientists from Weizmann were able to witness a supernova in real time. So ... had been hoping to use NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope for data on supernova interactions.

The space agency also plans to conduct Very Long Baseline Interferometry radio measurements to measure directly the size of the supernova's expanding shell. Within a week of the discovery of SN1987A ...

Mining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the team of astronomers studied the relics that one star left behind after ...

It likely transformed into a black hole. "Most black holes form from the remnants of a large star that dies in a supernova explosion," notes NASA. Want more science and tech news delivered ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, ...

A star from dozens of lightyears away was to blame for what would soon happen. Cosmic rays from a nearby supernova would soon rain down on the unsuspecting cichlids, tearing apart their DNA ...