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

This rapid reaction required astronomers to use a technique called spectropolarimetry to gather information about the ...

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 ...

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

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 supernova was the death of a red supergiant star 500 times larger than the sun, in a galaxy just 22 million light-years ...

Astronomers have captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive dying star.

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 ...

Nowadays, scientists armed with sophisticated telescopes witness many supernovas every year, but they have all been distant ...