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

The bright binary star system V Sagittae will flare up multiple times before finally going supernova within the next 100 years. When it explodes, it could be visible to the naked eye even in sunlit ...

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

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that a powerful gamma-ray burst detected in March may have been produced by the explosion of a massive star just 730 million years after the Big ...

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

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

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

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 ...

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside stars, far removed from the calm conditions required for life itself. The ...

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 ...

Learn more about the supernova, which is more than a billion years older than the previous record-holder.

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 ...