Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to ...

Observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a ...

Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed the explosive ...

When this shock reaches the surface, it releases an enormous burst of energy. The star brightens dramatically, becoming visible as a supernova. For a short period, astronomers can study the initial ...

For the first time, scientists determined the shape of a supernova's shock front as it burst through the surface of a dying ...

The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks ...

The observations are the earliest yet of a supernova, revealing in detail the moment that the shockwave obliterated the star.

For the first time, astronomers have detected a massive eruption — severe enough to devastate the atmosphere of a nearby ...

The universe is full of events and elements that are still unknown. The unknowns are innumerable, but little by little some ...

The first confirmed sighting of a giant explosion on a nearby star has been spotted by astronomers. They observed an ...