Artist's impression of a supernova. By ESO/M. Kornmesser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY My hypothesis is that remnants of a supernova – an exploding star – had an impact on the Earth’s past climate, causing ...

Astronomers detected radio waves from a rare exploding star, revealing what happens in the final years before a massive star ...

This artist's impression shows, about 22 million light-years away, the supernova SN 2024ggi exploding in the galaxy NGC 3621. (ESO/L. Calçada via SWNS) By Dean Murray Scientists have revealed for the ...

What happens to a large star near the end of its lifetime before it explodes as a supernova? This is what a recent study ...

In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last ...

The nearby star Betelgeuse is expected to explode as a supernova sometime in the cosmic near future, creating a spectacular display without threatening Earth.

A naked-eye supernova is one of the rarest sky events humans can witness — a star suddenly exploding so brightly it becomes ...

A new study suggests that the red supergiant WOH G64, also known as the "behemoth star," has not transitioned into a yellow ...

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 ...

TL;DR: Northwestern University astrophysicists have made a discovery that challenges current models of stellar evolution. Leading an international team, the researchers detected a previously unseen ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...