[/caption] Are the relativistic jets of long gamma ray bursts (GRBs) produced by brand new black holes? Do some core-collapse…
[/caption] For the first time, astronomers have found a supernova explosion with properties similar to a gamma-ray burst, but without…
Supernovae, just like any other explosions, are really cool. But, just like any other explosion, it's preferable to have them…
These two supernova remnants are part of a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory that shows how the shape…
[/caption] The supernova 2007bi wasn't your typical supernova: it was 10 times brighter than a Type Ia supernova, making it…
[/caption] Supernovae are generally considered as fast and furious events. For the Type II, core collapse supernovae, the core implodes…
[/caption] Eta Carinae is a beast of a star. At more than 100 solar masses and 4 million times the…
[/caption] Astronomers have identified a type of supernova that appears to be a type predicted in theory but never actually…