New animations released by NASA are recasting a groundbreaking astronomical moment in a whole new light. On February 24, 1987, astronomers Oscar Dhalde and Ian Shelton witnessed an incredible sight ...

What can an exploding star in a distant galaxy teach scientists about red supergiants? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to address as a team of ...

A double explosion, in which a dying star split, then recombined, may be a long-hypothesized but never-before-seen "superkilonova." ...

The record-setting cosmic outburst was actually a gamma-ray burst, the most powerful class of cosmic explosions.

Astronomers have captured the clearest-ever close-up images of two exploding stars, events known as novae, within days of their eruption. These detailed images show that such explosions are far more ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a massive red supergiant star just before it exploded, finally solving a cosmic mystery. Hidden beneath layers of dust, the doomed star revealed itself ...

NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we know it.

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s been a long wait, but it could pay off any day now. Last year, NASA announced an upcoming nova outburst that’s expected to pop off overhead around 3,000 light-years from Earth.

A violent stellar explosion has just given astronomers their clearest look yet at how some of the raw ingredients for biology are forged in space. By dissecting the debris of a recent supernova and ...

What can imaging supernovae (plural for supernova) explosions teach astronomers about their behavior and physical characteristics? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to ...

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