WASHINGTON — The most recent supernova in our galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains. This result, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Radio ...

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Astronomers have spotted a bright blast of high-energy light that may be the most powerful cosmic explosion ever detected. The high-energy emission known as a gamma-ray burst (GRB) – the most powerful ...

What can an ancient supernova teach scientists about Earth and celestial objects? This is what a study recently published in ...

Dusty debris from the destructive death of a giant star glows fiery orange and red as it collides with interstellar dust. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently captured this stunningly ...

The Meathook Galaxy, or NGC 2442, has a dramatically lopsided shape. One spiral arm is tightly folded in on itself and host to a recent supernova, while the other, dotted with recent star formation, ...

New findings have revealed that a supernova struck Earth 10 million years ago, and the evidence lies at the bottom of the sea ...

Eight years ago, an astronomical observatory located high on a hill overlooking a region famous for a popular cheese, peered into the constellation Pisces only to discover proof of a star going ...

What happens when a star explodes? It becomes a supernova—or in some cases, a hypernova—the largest explosion known to humankind. But what about its neighbors? What becomes of them? We may soon know.

The most recent supernova in our Galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains. This result, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and NRAO's Very Large Array (VLA), has ...