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

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 recent groundbreaking discovery in astrophysics, astronomers have unveiled the presence of a “ghost star” nestled within the remnants of a supernova. This novel find sheds light on the life ...

Astronomers have strengthened long-standing predictions that massive runaway stars could have originated in binary pairs, and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1987, light from an exploding star in a neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, reached Earth. Named Supernova 1987A, it was the ...

Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed ...

Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, which sits within the Milky Way X-ray: NASA / CXC / SAO; Optical: NASA / ESA / STScI; IR: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Milisavljevic et al., NASA / JPL / CalTech; Image ...

XRISM observations of Cassiopeia A reveal abundant chlorine and potassium, showing supernovae can forge these life-linked elements and clarifying their cosmic origins. (Nanowerk News) "Why are we here ...

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 ...

It's never too late to solve a cold case. A new paper from Syracuse University researchers proposes an explanation for both a mysterious stellar object discovered in the year 2013 and an astronomical ...

In an exciting new study published in Nature Astronomy, astronomers have unveiled unexpected findings from the XRISM satellite mission. The research team, led by experts from Japan and the U.S., ...