This study could transform our understanding of the future of the universe and raise the possibility that the universe may ...

The new paper argues that, in SN 1181, the first phase of the supernova fizzled out and left behind an unusually active ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

Astronomers have spotted AT2025ulz, a rare dual explosion — a supernova and a kilonova — that may be the first-ever observed ...

Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, ...

However, the 1998 discovery of dark energy — a mysterious force accelerating the universe's expansion — shifted this narrative. Initially, it was assumed that distant galaxies were racing away from ...

How much light does a supernova shed on the history of universe? New research by cosmologists at the University of Chicago and Wayne State University confirms the accuracy of Type Ia supernovae in ...

An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, successfully probed the early universe. An international group of astronomers has reached a new milestone in studying the early universe.

While walking home on November 11, 1572, astronomer Tycho Brahe idly glanced at the sky. He was surprised to see a bright star in the constellation Cassiopeia that hadn’t been there before. The new ...

An international team of astronomers has conducted optical and near-infrared observations of a supernova designated SN ...

It’s easy to forget that stars, just like us, have lifetimes. They’re born, they live, and eventually, they die. And for some stars, their death is dramatic, producing an explosion so powerful it can ...

Some 2 million years ago, the life of a nearby star ended—not with a whimper, but a bang. Its death—a stellar explosion called a supernova—was so cataclysmic that it sent the star’s innards hurtling ...