Discover how the giant star WOH G64, one of the largest known, transformed in 2014 and might be heading for a supernova.

Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of supernova, which has provided an unparalleled glimpse into what happens deep within a star just before it explodes. A study detailing the ...

A massive star 2.5 million light-years away simply vanished — and astronomers now know why. Instead of exploding in a supernova, it quietly collapsed into a black hole, shedding its outer layers in a ...

In a first, astronomers were able to capture a supernova in its very first moments. A star 22 million light-years away gave up the ghost and astronomers were able to react fast enough to watch the ...

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This supernova signaled the explosive death of a supergiant star in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

You might think of a star as a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace where hydrogen is turned into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees. But researchers recently reported that ...

Our solar system is a weird place. Much more than a home to eight planets, it’s filled with a myriad of fascinating other smaller bodies, including moons, asteroids, and comets. In recent decades, ...

The protocol used to find these young supernova explosions could be used on data from the upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...