PTF14hls is a star that refuses to follow the rules. Discovered in September 2014, it was supposed to be a typical supernova -explode once, dim in about 100 days, leave behind a neutron star or black ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of its imminent, violent end." When you purchase through links on our site, ...

"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, ...

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 ...