Lots of things out in the universe can cause a supernova, from the gravitational collapse of a massive star, to the collision ...

A groundbreaking astronomical discovery has provided scientists with an unprecedented glimpse into the early universe.

Meanwhile the Crab Nebula has been identified as the result of the 1054 supernova that stunned the ancient world. Some elements are only made in the stellar furnace of a supernova. Obdurate iron ...

Researchers have documented a rare supernova, 2023ufx, the most metal-poor stellar explosion observed, located in a dwarf ...

These explosions, called supernovae, are important to the evolution of galaxies because they distribute all the common elements such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, calcium, and iron into ...

International astronomers have observed an unusual supernova that is poor in metals, providing vital clues about the early ...

An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar ...

Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. Now ... the blazing giants fuse heavier elements until their cores are jammed up with unreactive iron.

To estimate how close a supernova would have to be to cause serious damage to Earth, we must first look at a supernova's destructive capabilities. When the bright star Betelgeuse explodes ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A supernova called SN 2023ixf has appeared in the outskirts of a beautiful spiral galaxy in the night sky. The exploding ...