The blast may have been a kilonova — a type of neutron star merger — in the wake of a more traditional supernova.

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., ...

Stars often die with a final burst of beauty. For the first time, astronomers have captured visual proof that a star can explode not once, but twice before fading forever. Using the European Southern ...

The rare blast peeled back the inner layers of a dying star, offering clues to how the elements that make up life on Earth were forged. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Carl Sagan once said we are all made of ...

Scientists have identified a never-before-seen supernova, SN2021yfj, which exploded after losing nearly all of its outer layers. Instead of light elements, it revealed silicon and sulfur from deep ...

Astronomers have created a detailed forecast of where they expect to observe future stellar explosions in a nearby galaxy, ...

An artist's impression of cosmic rays impacting molecules and atoms in the Earths atmosphere. A new study suggests that cosmic radiation from a supernova explosion 2.5 million years ago may have ...

Kepler's supernova remnant is extremely exciting for astronomers – a rare example of a supernova for which we have a clear ...