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

When scientists look to the skies for clues about life's origins, water is one of the first things they seek. Life, as it's ...

The first type of supernova is a core-collapse supernova. These occur in stars at least eight to 10 times more massive the Sun. As stars age, they deplete the hydrogen in their core. They then ...

After the supernova the remaining core of the star may collapse further. Some become neutron stars while very massive ones become black holes. An exploding supernova throws hot gas into space.