Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars, is set to go supernova soon. This event will make it shine as brightly as the full ...

Can a supernova explode twice? It is possible. This occurs when the first explosion acts as the trigger for the second explosion. This is a leading hypothesis for the cause of the supernova remnant ...

Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, ...

Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what appears to be a new type of supernova, as stellar explosions are known, that ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A newly discovered pair of white dwarfs will both explode in a type 1a supernova when they circle ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

Learn how gravity and mass are pulling two stars into tighter, faster orbit around each other, with an explosive collision inevitable. In this picture, we capture the binary in the moment where the ...

The brightness of the first star Betelgeuse in Orion is so low as to be unprecedented in the history of observations, and is pointed out as a sign of a supernova. Betelgeuse star acting like it's ...

A supernova observed last year was so bright–about 100 times as luminous as a typical supernova–that it challenged the theoretical understanding of what causes supernovae. But Stan Woosley, professor ...

An image of the star Betelgeuse, taken by an ALMA Project telescope in Chile, is seen in this image provided by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and other organizations. The Mainichi ...