The new paper argues that, in SN 1181, the first phase of the supernova fizzled out and left behind an unusually active ...

Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, ...

In a series of observations that read like science fiction, astronomers now suspect they have watched a star quite literally ...

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

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

Nandkumar M. Kamat The Star of Bethlehem remains a unique focal point in scientific inquiry, occupying a rare intersection of ...

"We do not know with certainty that we found a superkilonova, but the event nevertheless is eye-opening." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that a powerful gamma-ray burst detected in March may have been produced by the explosion of a massive star just 730 million years after the Big ...

From the churning storms of Jupiter's Great Red Spot to the violent aftermath of a supernova, the universe is alive with change. Using decades of images from powerful telescopes, scientists have ...

Earlier this year, a powerful gamma-ray burst traveled through space from a very distant source in the cosmos. The explosion was traced back to the early universe, just millions of years after the Big ...

A former reality TV star has been released from prison way ahead of schedule. According to ABC News, “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah was released from Federal Prison Camp Bryan in ...

The onetime cast member was sentenced to six and a half years in 2023 after pleading guilty to participating in a telemarketing scheme that defrauded thousands of victims. By Derrick Bryson Taylor ...