A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the first shocking moments of a supernova explosion in unprecedented detail.

For only the second time, astronomers are confident they have witnessed the outburst of radiation at the start of a supernova ...

Astronomers witness a star's dying breath, revealing unexpected silence and new insights into supernova events. Discover the ...

In two separate papers published in Physical Review Letters, researchers investigated the nuclear reactions that take place ...

A rare stellar explosion has allowed astronomers to follow the death of a massive star from start to finish, yielding one of the most complete datasets ever collected for such an event. The explosion ...

Astronomers have linked an X-ray flash discovered by the Einstein Probe to a known type of supernova with unusual features ...

Betelgeuse has always been something of a mystery. And by “mystery,” I mean a source of endless fun, fascination and ...

A rare X-ray flash captured the first light from SN 2026gzf, an energetic supernova that produced no detected gamma-ray burst. The dying star had shed its hydrogen and helium, building shells of ...

These images show the evolution of supernova SN 2026gzf, which was first detected by the Einstein Probe on 21 March 2026. Images taken on 25 March and 3 April 2026 show the supern ...

Artist’s impression of a hot core—a warm cocoon of molecular gas surrounding a newborn star—discovered in a supernova remnant. Blue represents high-energy regions produced by the supernova explosion, ...

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