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 ...

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

Columbia Professor Brian Metzger helped other astronomers interpret their observations of the unexpected stellar event.

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 ...

Learn about what may be the first ever superkilonova ever observed, emitting gravitational waves that hint at the collision ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

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 ...

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 ...