Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new Type II supernova. The ...

This newly discovered explosion from the dawn of time is helping scientists map the chemical evolution of the first galaxies.

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In an unprecedented event, there are THREE active supernovae simultaneously seen exploding in a galaxy right now! While two supernovae seen at the same time in the same galaxy has happened before, to ...

It’s easy to forget that stars, just like us, have lifetimes. They’re born, they live, and eventually, they die. And for some stars, their death is dramatic, producing an explosion so powerful it can ...