Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

An annotated picture shows the SN 2023ixf supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy. The supernova is the closest seen in five years.International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab ...

James Webb has spotted the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding just 730 million years after the Big Bang, offering ...

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

A team of astronomers believe they’ve witnessed a star split in half before merging back together again, triggering an ...

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, ...

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you, wait a minute, why are you twinkling so much? Um, guys, that's no ...

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

NASA is celebrating the holiday season with photographs of the remnants of a supernova star captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The star, named Cassiopeia A (Cas A), shines brightly from ...

After decades of trying, astronomers have found the origin of a Type Ia supernova explosion using radio emissions, thanks to the e-MERLIN telescope network based at Jodrell Bank, The University of ...

The supernova is located in the Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as Messier 101, 21million light-years away from Earth (Picture: Steven Bellavia/space.com) Stargazers are in for a treat as astronomers have ...

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