Will two rare supernovas finally tell us how fast the universe is expanding? Perhaps, but we'll have to wait for it for them ...

Astronomers have strengthened long-standing predictions that massive runaway stars could have originated in binary pairs, and ...

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

One of the supernovas' light will arrive in another 60 years, while the other's will arrive in 1 to 2 years.

An extremely early Type II supernova explosion, named after the Titan goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, occurred just 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

Astronomers have captured the first radio signals from a rare supernova, revealing intense activity in a star’s final years before it exploded.

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 ...

Astronomers evaluate how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory can detect and localize the next Milky Way core-collapse supernova using neutrino alerts and optical surveys.

Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of supernova, which has provided an unparalleled glimpse into what happens deep within a star just before it explodes. A study detailing the ...

Astronomers have captured the first radio waves ever detected from a rare class of exploding star, a discovery that has given them an unprecedented look into the final years of a massive star before ...