The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in ...

Research findings are available online in the journal Nature Communications. The original story " Scientists find evidence of a rare double supernova in the Jellyfish Nebula " is published in The ...

For decades, astrophysicists have been puzzling over a mystery hidden in plain view: Most supernovae come from the biggest ...

When massive stars die, they explode, leaving behind supernova remnants. Given how common binary star systems are - more than ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) captured a curious sight in a region 3.6 billion light-years away from Earth: A supernova that appears three times, at three different ...

An international team of astronomers has performed follow-up observations of a peculiar Type Ia supernova designated SN ...

The era of stationary spacecraft may soon be over. Portal Space Systems, a company headed by propulsion expert Jeff Thornburg, is looking to help usher in a new renaissance in in-space transportation ...

Some 2.5 million years ago, viruses in Lake Tanganyika experienced an unexplained explosion in diversity. A new study analyzing iron-60 found in the lakebed suggests that the explosion of a ‘nearby’ ...

When massive stars reach the end of their lives and explode in a supernova, they can leave behind huge structures in space called supernova remnants. These are often favorite targets of astronomers ...

It’s challenging to make predictions, especially in astronomy. There are however, a few forecasts astronomers can depend on, such as the timing of upcoming lunar and solar eclipses and the clockwork ...

A stunning new image of a supernova remnant combines data from four different telescopes to show a colorful, detailed picture of a busy region of space. The remnant 30 Doradus B (or 30 Dor B) was ...