It's the last clearly observed supernova in the Milky Way, Gassel said.

Two Princeton researchers, Alicia Soderberg and Edo Berger, have become the first humans in recorded history to witness the explosion of a supernova in real time. Soderberg, who is a postdoctoral ...

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The supernova was the death of a red supergiant star 500 times larger than the sun, in a galaxy just 22 million light-years away. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

"Our scenario describes all the evolutionary phases of the supernova with great precision." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An ...

What we know of the birth of a black hole has traditionally aligned with our perception of black holes themselves: dark, ...

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 ...

NASA’s Chandra Observatory reveals a 25-year time-lapse of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant. Glowing debris expands at different ...