Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that a powerful gamma-ray burst detected in March may have been ...

The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen ...

In an unprecedented discovery, astronomers might have observed the first known“superkilonova” – an explosive cosmic event ...

A distant stellar explosion has offered astronomers a rare natural experiment, one that turns gravity into a powerful optical ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a ...

In a strange turn of events, a supernova birthed twin baby neutron stars that merged to make a powerful kilonova.

The Webb space telescope observed a supernova that took place when the universe was 730 million years old, setting a new ...

A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

This artist's impression shows, about 22 million light-years away, the supernova SN 2024ggi exploding in the galaxy NGC 3621. (ESO/L. Calçada via SWNS) By Dean Murray Scientists have revealed for the ...

NEW YORK — Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for millions to trillions of years until ...

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 ...