Not long after the explosion of Supernova 1987a, astronomers were abuzz with predictions about how it might look in a…
Stars more massive than the Sun blow themselves to pieces at the end of their life. Usually leaving behind either…
I can remember seeing images of SN1987A as it developed back in 1987. It was the explosion of a star,…
For a long time, our understanding of the Universe's first galaxies leaned heavily on theory. The light from that age…
Supernova are a fascinating phenomenon and have taught us much about the evolution of stars. The upcoming Nancy Grace Roman…
Supernovae are relatively rare. It might not seem like it, but that's because they're so bright we can see them…
In 2010, an exceptionally luminous supernova exploded in a small galaxy about 150 million light-years away called UGC 5189A. The…
Everybody knows that the explosive deaths of supermassive stars (called supernovae) lead to the creation of black holes or neutron…
Supernova explosions are fascinating because they're so cataclysmic, powerful, and awe-inspiring. They're Nature's summer blockbusters. Humans have recorded their existence…
NASA's long-lived Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up with JWST for the first time, producing this incredibly detailed image of the…