An unexpected deep-sea deposit may be the smoking gun from a nearby star that exploded as a supernova in the relatively ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a massive red supergiant star just before it exploded, finally solving a cosmic ...

Artist's impression of a supernova. By ESO/M. Kornmesser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY My hypothesis is that remnants of a supernova – an exploding star – had an impact on the Earth’s past climate, causing ...

In a new study, a team of astronomers report that they have captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a red supergiant before it exploded. Using JWST 's powerful infrared vision, the researchers ...

SN2021yfj is a new kind of supernova, challenging our understanding of stellar evolution. Its progenitor lost its outer shells well before the supernova happened and only consisted of its ...

A new discovery about what happens when a supernova – an exploding star – and a black hole collide could change the way scientists understand the lives and deaths of stars. The finding was the first ...

"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of ...

A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star before it ...

A rare supernova let scientists glimpse a star's interior, revealing a dense silicon-sulphur shell and unexpected helium that should have vanished earlier. (Nanowerk News) An exploding star has given ...

For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to get a clear look at a giant star right ...

NASA’s JWST detects a massive red supergiant hidden in dust just before exploding, revealing the first direct progenitor of a ...

Scientists have for the first time peered inside a dying star as it exploded in a supernova, gaining not just unprecedented views of its layers, but more so, insight into the process of stellar ...