The fact that Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky over Earth, visible with the naked eye, has made it one of ...

It took about 50 exploding stars to upend cosmology. Researchers mapped and measured light from Type Ia supernovae, the ...

The two objects make for a strange pair. Unlike Betelgeuse, which is approaching the end of its life, the blue-white companion (or Betelbuddy) has yet to start burning hydrogen in its core. In other ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a star that exploded not once, but twice. A new image of a roughly 300-year-old supernova provides visual evidence that some dying stars undergo a double ...

Will the universe keep expanding forever, or slow down and collapse? A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher contributed ...

"This tangible evidence of a double detonation not only contributes towards solving a long-standing mystery, but also offers ...

For millennia, since the time of ancient Egypt, people around the world have marvelled at Betelgeuse, one of the brightest ...

Stars often die with a final burst of beauty. For the first time, astronomers have captured visual proof that a star can ...

Paris, France (AFP)-Since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians, people across the world have gazed up in awe at ...

A new study of a star undergoing the throes of a supernova death has revealed that bursts of X-radiation known as fast-X-ray ...

The black hole bomb was created in a lab in the UK using a system of spinning mirrors that amplify waves of energy that ...

Let’s start with the basics: A Supernova is when a star explodes. it’s bright, dramatic, and sends stuff flying across the ...