Astronomers witness the birth of an “ultra-stripped” supernova for the first time. Andrew Masters...

The violent death of a distant star, captured by observatories around the world, marks what is likely the first ever ...

The remains of this long-dead star still float through the Milky Way.

Thin, red veins of energized gas mark the location of the supernova remnant HBH 3 in this image from NASA's Spitzer S...

Astronomers have measured the magnetic field of a recent supernova. Andrew Masterson reports.

A magnetic field 50,000 times weaker than that of a fridge magnet has been detected across a distance of 1.6 million ...

Phosphorus is a vital element for life, but a new study of the Crab Nebula suggests it may not be...

When it comes to searching for life, we’ve usually assumed that all parts of our galaxy are equally likely contenders...

Astronomers name a compact body in the middle of a huge explosion. Andrew Masterson reports.

Astronomers have identified an isolated neutron star inside a supernova remnant – the first time such an object has b...

Huge, bright and incredibly violent, a new supernova provides new challenges for astronomers. Lau...

Astronomers have witnessed a blazing supernova explosion that faded away 10 times faster than expected.A supernova is...

Amateur astronomer looks at a distant star, just as it explodes. Lauren Fuge reports.

Argentinian amateur astronomer Víctor Buso expected a quiet night out testing a new camera on his telescope, but inst...

Many of the elements necessary for life are creating in exploding stars.

An X-ray image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A shows different elements created in the explosion: silicon (red)...

Physicists have taken an important step towards creating a tiny stellar explosion in the laborato...

Shockwaves in plasma can whizz particles up to tremendous speeds, according to new computer simulations that confirm ...

A supercomputer simulation reveals the beauty of an exploding star.

This snapshot of a simulation of the explosion of a supernova in its first seconds shows an area more than 2,500 kilo...

Watching a star explode twice.

In late 2015, the Hubble Space Telescopett turned toward a distant galaxy to watch the explosive demise of a doomed s...

In February of 1987, astronomers saw a star explode in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a tiny dwarf galaxy located approx...