Astronomers have captured the first radio signals from a rare supernova, revealing intense activity in a star’s final years before it exploded.

Astronomers have discovered the first radio signals from a unique category of dying stars, called Type Ibn supernovae, and ...

"Our study provides a new direction to understand the whole evolutionary history of massive stars toward the formation of black hole binaries." ...

In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last ...

Astronomers evaluate how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory can detect and localize the next Milky Way core-collapse supernova using neutrino alerts and optical surveys.

A team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a remarkably distant Type II supernova that ...

An artist’s illustration depicts silicon, argon and sulfur releasing from a massive star. - Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of ...

A "guest star," briefly seen in 1181, was created by colliding dead stars, according to new simulations that may finally solve an 800-year-old cosmic mystery. When you purchase through links on our ...

This supernova signaled the explosive death of a supergiant star in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

An image from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory shows a glowing hand stretching across the cosmos with its palm and fingers sculpted from the wreckage of a massive stellar explosion. When you purchase ...

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Astronomers have captured the first radio waves ever detected from a rare class of exploding star, a discovery that has given ...