Study finds evidence of a possible star explosion 10 million years ago by discovering unusually high levels of cosmic rays in ...

An image from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory shows a glowing hand stretching across the cosmos with its palm and fingers sculpted from the wreckage of a massive stellar explosion.

A new discovery about what happens when a supernova – an exploding star – and a black hole collide could change the way scientists understand the lives and deaths of stars. The finding was the first ...

A rare supernova let scientists glimpse a star's interior, revealing a dense silicon-sulphur shell and unexpected helium that should have vanished earlier. (Nanowerk News) An exploding star has given ...

A companion star may have stripped silicon layers. This provided a new window into stellar death. Astronomers have observed the inner layers of a dying star through a rare type of stellar explosion ...

Scientists trying to work out whether a star exploded and the resulting debris crashed into Earth 10 million years ago may be one step closer to solving the mystery. They discovered an unusual amount ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The comparison of two images taken by the Hubble Telescope showing the power of a supernova. | ...

A key mystery about Type Ia supernovas is that, in the dominant theory known as D6, a white dwarf would need a companion star in order to explode. This so-called D6 scenario is shorthand for ...

A supernova signals a star’s death throes. Having exhausted its fuel for nuclear fusion, the star collapses, producing a gigantic explosion of matter and energy that can be seen from 10 billion ...

Artist's impression of a supernova. By ESO/M. Kornmesser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY My hypothesis is that remnants of a supernova – an exploding star – had an impact on the Earth’s past climate, causing ...

SN2021yfj is a new kind of supernova, challenging our understanding of stellar evolution. Its progenitor lost its outer shells well before the supernova happened and only consisted of its ...

If I had a TARDIS, you know the first thing I would do is go see what a supernova looks like up close. I've even tossed around the idea of a little fanfic... but Megan Argo beat me to it. She's a ...