Type II supernova

A Nearby Supernova Could Finally Reveal Dark Matter

Despite 90 years of research, the nature and influence of Dark Matter continue to elude astronomers and cosmologists. First proposed…

3 months ago

A Star Disappeared in Andromeda, Replaced by a Black Hole

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The…

3 months ago

Finally! Webb Finds a Neutron Star from Supernova 1987A

I can remember seeing images of SN1987A as it developed back in 1987. It was the explosion of a star,…

12 months ago

A new Hubble Image Reveals a Shredded Star in a Nearby Galaxy

The Hubble Space Telescope, to which we owe our current estimates for the age of the universe and the first…

2 years ago

Astronomers Watch a Star Die and Then Explode as a Supernova

It's another first for astronomy. For the first time, a team of astronomers have imaged in real-time as a red…

3 years ago

We’re in the Milky Way’s Second Life. Star Formation was Shut Down for Billions of Years

According to a new study, the Milky Way Galaxy experienced two periods of star formation, with a two-billion dormancy period…

6 years ago

For the First Time, Astronomers Have Found a Star That Survived its Companion Exploding as Supernova

Using the Hubble Space telescope a team of astronomers have found the companion of a supernova for the first time,…

7 years ago