Scientists using the Chandra X-ray telescope have uncovered new details about the famous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.

Global cooling associated with the impact of supernova remnants may have affected plants and animals, including species ...

A completely new supernova variant finally shows a glimpse of a star’s innermost “guts” moments before its destruction.

Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a before-and-after image of a star exploding brightly. With the images one year apart, the contrast shows how bright a supernova is, and how that ...

A neutron star-powered pulsar is fleeing a supernova explosion in the outskirts of the Milky Way, a low-density region where ...

Scientists have gotten a rare peek into a dying star, exposing its interior as it exploded. The most massive stars go out ...

A supernova blast 2.2 billion light-years from Earth has given astronomers a deeper view into a star's centre than ever before.

Scientists think a gigantic dying star tried to swallow a black hole. It didn't end well for the star, a new study says.

Another star explosion discovered 21 years ago, 1993J in Messier 81, was essentially at the same distance as the new supernova, said International Astronomical Union General Secretary Thierry ...

Just after the explosion, radioactive debris emerged from the interior of the supernova. Now scientists are studying gas and other material that is blasting into the star’s outer ring as a shock ...

Brightest Supernova Observed Outshines Record for Exploding Star Astronomers say the discovery outshines the entirety of the Milky Way's 100 billion stars.

An exploding star has suddenly appeared in the night sky, dazzling astronomers who haven't seen a new supernova so close to our solar system in more than 20 years. In just the last few days, a the ...