Astronomers have released a rare time-lapse video showing the violent expansion of a dead star over two decades. The footage ...

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

NASA’s Chandra Observatory reveals a 25-year time-lapse of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant. Glowing debris expands at different ...

The most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star hidden in dust before it exploded has been captured by astronomers. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team identified a ...

A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star before it exploded. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the international team ...

People sometimes ask what would happen if the Sun suddenly exploded, often after seeing a dramatic film or picture online. It ...

An exploding star may have sent cosmic shrapnel flying to hit Earth 10 million years ago, and astronomers have now narrowed down the most likely culprits behind this interstellar incident. Earlier ...

"It's the reddest, dustiest red supergiant that we've seen explode as a supernova." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For decades, ...