An international team of astronomers, working with researchers from University College Dublin and other institutions, has ...

JWST detects supernova from 730M years after Big Bang, offering rare glimpse of stars in early universe. The event offers scientists a rare glimpse into the final moments of massive stars.

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a ...

The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen ...

A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

Learn about what may be the first ever superkilonova ever observed, emitting gravitational waves that hint at the collision ...

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 ...

A dozen luminous blue outbursts were thought to be unusual supernovae. A new outburst, the brightest yet, suggests it's ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

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 ...