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It’s incredibly rare for scientists to observe a supernova, but to observe one before, during, and after the explosion had never been done — until now, a new study says. According to a report by Space ...

If scientist’s predictions are correct, the supernova set to appear in the night sky in 2022 would be one of the brightest starts seen from earth. Scientists have never predicted a supernova explosion ...

The Hubble Telescope has captured a true blast from the past, spotting the colossal explosion of a star from over 11 billion years ago in the first detailed look of a supernova so early in the ...

An international team of astronomers has conducted optical and near-infrared observations of a supernova designated SN ...

For centuries, human beings have been fascinated by supernovas, the violent explosion of a massive star at the end of its life. A supernova in our galaxy lit up the sky for 8 months in 185 A.D., ...

On Monday, NASA released the first science images from its new Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, or IXPE. A look at the Cassiopeia A supernova — the bright remnants of a star that exploded in space ...

The death of a star is one of the most dramatic and violent events in space – and astronomers had an unprecedented front-row seat to the explosive end of a stellar giant. Ground-based telescopes ...

Astronomers witnessed a red supergiant star in its final days and its massive explosion as it died and turned into a supernova, the first time the phenomenon has ever been observed. The star was first ...

For the first time, astronomers have imaged in real time the dramatic end to a red supergiant’s life, watching the massive star’s rapid self-destruction and final death throes before it collapsed into ...

Over the last few decades, we've gotten much better at observing supernovae as they're happening. Orbiting telescopes can now pick up the high-energy photons emitted and figure out their source, ...