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 ...

In an unprecedented event, there are THREE active supernovae simultaneously seen exploding in a galaxy right now! While two supernovae seen at the same time in the same galaxy has happened before, to ...

A red supergiant star transitions into a type II supernova in this animation. Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko | mash mix by Space.com's Steve Spaleta ...

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

A Type II supernova has been documented for the first time. This space achievement is a big deal since it can help astronauts and other experts to understand dying stars better. This NASA image shows ...

An artist’s illustration depicts silicon, argon and sulfur releasing from a massive star. - Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of ...

The visible universe is a big place. Like, really, really big — some 93 billion lightyears across (via Futurism). To put that in perspective, that's like running 25 billion back-to-back marathons, and ...