The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks ...

Scientists have observed the early stages of a star's violent death – a supernova – for the first time. The shape of these ...

Scientists have observed for the first time the very early stages of a supernova, with a massive star exploding in a ...

On April 10, 2024, astronomers began the fast-paced mission to capture supernova SN 2024ggi. Study coauthor Yi Yang of ...

Scientists, using the Very Large Telescope, have captured the earliest stages of a supernova explosion, revealing a star 15 times the mass of our sun exploding in an olive-like shape. The study ...

Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed the explosive ...

When this shock reaches the surface, it releases an enormous burst of energy. The star brightens dramatically, becoming visible as a supernova. For a short period, astronomers can study the initial ...

Scientists now have observed for the first time the very early stages of a supernova, with a massive star exploding in a ...

Chris Ashall, an assistant astronomer at the UH Mānoa Institute for Astronomy, was part of the global team that zeroed in on the stellar explosion known as SN 2024ggi. The supernova was first spotted ...

In a controversial new paper, researchers argue that the acceleration of the universe's expansion has slowed down.

Extraordinary new images have been released showing the moment a supernova was born in a violent space inferno. The breakthrough study managed to capture the "shock breakout" - the point when a ...