Scientists are still learning about a cosmic 'string of pearls,' a unique celestial relic left by a supernova witnessed by ...

The new image isn’t just stunning—it may also provide clues about how this star survived its own explosion. Previous images of the explosion’s remnants had also captured a sphere of long, ...

An unusual stellar explosion matched six electron-capture predictions, opening a debate that newer observations continue to ...

Astronomers captured the clearest view yet of Pa 30, the likely remains of a stellar explosion witnessed nearly 850 years ago.

A massive analysis of 2,884 exploding stars has uncovered new evidence that dark energy, the mysterious force accelerating ...

The ’string of pearls’ supernova relic has drawn attention as scientists investigate the unusual star at its center.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered a supernova erupting just 1.1 billion years after the ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A catalog of 2,884 Type Ia supernovae strengthens hints that dark energy may change as the universe evolves. (CREDIT: Shutterstock ...

UC Berkeley supernova and black hole expert Alex Filippenko will share the 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize, which was announced today (May 19) by the Gruber Foundation. The prize, one of the most ...

Artist’s conception of a magnetar surrounded by an accretion disk that is wobbling, or precessing, because of the effects of general relativity. Some models of magnetars suggest that high-speed jets ...

Stars experience very violent lives that usually end in dazzling explosions, and scientists have tried for years to determine what happens to massive stars just before this bombastic finale. Now, an ...