The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen ...

An international team of astronomers has achieved a first in probing the early universe, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

A double explosion, in which a dying star split, then recombined, may be a long-hypothesized but never-before-seen "superkilonova." ...

Columbia Professor Brian Metzger helped other astronomers interpret their observations of the unexpected stellar event.

Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

Learn more about the supernova, which is more than a billion years older than the previous record-holder.

NASA’s James Webb Telescope discovers the oldest supernova ever seen, offering insights into early universe star formation and primordial galaxy evolution.

A rare supernova let scientists glimpse a star's interior, revealing a dense silicon-sulphur shell and unexpected helium that should have vanished earlier. (Nanowerk News) An exploding star has given ...