Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed ...

Scientists have observed for the first time the very early stages of a supernova — the death of a star — with a massive star exploding in a distinctive olive-like shape. They used the European ...

The first detailed map of supernova SN 2024ggi shows an unexpected asymmetric shape (Image: ESO/L. Calçada) Astronomers have captured a supernova’s shape in unprecedented detail. SN 2024ggi exploded ...