Neutrinos are cosmic tricksters, paradoxically hardly there but lethal to stars significantly more massive than the sun.

Scientists predict one of the major surveys by NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may reveal around 100,000 ...

Astronomers have traced a mysterious blast of X-rays to a star that, like a cosmic action hero, just refused to die.

In the core-collapse supernova type, the beginning of the supernova is marked by when the core of the star starts fusing silicon into iron.

Supernovae are divided into two basic physical types, Ia and II. Type Ia is caused by thermal runaway, and type II supernovae are caused by core collapse. Because the supernova "family tree" was ...

A guide to different types of supernovae, the celestial fireworks known as a striking reminders of the cycle of stellar life.

An iron-core collapse supernova occurs with massive stars (greater than 10 solar masses), which collapse so violently that it causes a huge, catastrophic explosion.

Neutrinos are cosmic tricksters, paradoxically hardly there but lethal to stars significantly more massive than the sun.

Astronomers have identified six massive stars before they exploded as core-collapse supernovae The venerable Hubble Space Telescope has given us so much during the history of its service (32 years ...

A new study of a star undergoing the throes of a supernova death has revealed that bursts of X-radiation known as fast-X-ray ...

The radiation and particles emitted from a core-collapse supernova will simply, and easily, rip you to shreds if you’re within 100 light years away.

Astronomers can already tell that SN2023ixf is a Type II, or “core collapse” supernova. This occurs when a massive star exhausts its nuclear fuel.