Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you, wait a minute, why are you twinkling so much? Um, guys, that's no ...

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

A superkilonova candidate event, named AT2025ulz, was observed in 2025; LIGO and Virgo first spotted gravitational waves, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A dozen luminous blue outbursts were thought to be unusual supernovae. A new outburst, the brightest yet, suggests it's ...

This artist's impression shows, about 22 million light-years away, the supernova SN 2024ggi exploding in the galaxy NGC 3621. (ESO/L. Calçada via SWNS) By Dean Murray Scientists have revealed for the ...