This revelation means scientists might have to rethink Type II supernova models, which would result in some of these cosmic ...

Astronomers observed the fading light of supernova SN 2025kg, which followed the fast X-ray transient (FXT) named EP 250108a.

A recent study of supernova SN 2024bch challenges traditional understanding of stellar deaths and supernovas, suggesting a different energy mechanism called Bowen fluorescence.

In November 1572, a brilliant new star appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia, shining so brightly that it was visible ...

Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of ...

A sparkling new supernova has appeared in the night sky, and a telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii was perfectly poised to capture the aftermath of the cosmic burst. The supernova was first spotted ...

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

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Orion rising behind the iconic Hoodoos on Highway 10 east of Drumheller, Alberta, near East Coulee, on a moonless January night, with illumination by starlight and by a nearby yardlight providing some ...