MUSE allows astronomers to map the distribution of different chemical elements, displayed here in different colours. Calcium ...

Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a star meeting a dramatic end by exploding twice. In a study published in ...

Type I supernova: A star accumulates matter from a nearby neighbor until a runaway nuclear reaction ignites. Type II supernova: A star runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses under its own gravity.

(CN) — While all stars go out in a bang, some go out with two. For the first time, astronomers have recorded visual evidence ...

A supernova is one of the most powerful and mysterious phenomena in the universe. It’s an event that occurs when a star ...

“ENTs are different beasts,” study lead author and astronomer Jason Hinkle explained in an accompanying statement. “Not only are ENTs far brighter than normal tidal disruption events, but they remain ...

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions ...