PTF14hls is a star that refuses to follow the rules. Discovered in September 2014, it was supposed to be a typical supernova ...

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

A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star before it exploded. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the international team ...

Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of supernova, which has provided an unparalleled glimpse into what happens deep within a star just before it explodes. A study detailing the ...

The most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star hidden in dust before it exploded has been captured by astronomers. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team identified a ...

"It's the reddest, dustiest red supergiant that we've seen explode as a supernova." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For decades, ...

A star that was stripped of its outer layers shortly before it exploded as a supernova offers astronomers an unprecedented glimpse of a stellar interior. Read the paper: Extremely stripped supernova ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what appears to be a new type of supernova, as ...

Black holes are dark, menacing objects with gravity so intense that not even light can escape, so you don’t want to mess with them. A recent discovery of one of the strangest supernovas ever observed ...

Binary star systems are not rare. Neither are systems where one star is a remnant like a white dwarf or neutron star, and its companion is on the main sequence. In those systems, the dense remnant can ...

A New Jersey-bound airplane that suddenly plunged thousands of feet in the air — sending 15 people to the hospital in October — was likely struck by cosmic rays from a star that exploded in another ...