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 ...

A NASA satellite, MIT researchers ... But, as they age, they'll eventually merge, exploding in a supernova and leaving behind a neutron star, one of the densest objects in space.

The explosive supernova deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history, according to new research.

Each supernova ... real observations. Scientists can then fine-tune our understanding of the universe's underlying physics. This animation shows a possible tiling pattern of part of NASA's Nancy ...

This infographic shows the evolution astronomers propose for supernova (SN) 2013ge. Panels 1-3 show what has already occurred, and panels 4-6 show what may take place in the future. 1) A binary ...