SN 2024abfl, a low-luminosity Type IIP supernova in the galaxy NGC 2146. This rare find is shedding new light on how stars ...

Astronomers have identified what appears to be a cosmic smoking gun for a historic supernova explosion, a find that may also help with the search for elusive dark energy in the universe. The new ...

A massive supernova explosion that destroyed a faraway star apparently turned the left over stellar corpse inside out as well, scientists say. Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory spacecraft, a team ...

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

When stars die, they go out kicking and screaming. Astronomers capture the early stages of a supernova explosion for the first time. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

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Stars are born, live and die in spectacular ways, with their deaths marked by one of the biggest known explosions in the ...