Supernova

Scientists observed a cosmic particle accelerator as never before

Gamma-ray observatory H.E.S.S. reveals a cosmic particle acceleration process in unprecedented detail.

Astronomers imaged the dramatic end to a red supergiant’s life in real-time

Two Hawai’i telescopes capture a massive star moments before going supernova.

Another member of the new Cow class of supernova explosions discovered

Astronomers find most luminous "Cow" to shine in x-rays.

Astronomers observed the death throes of giant stars before supernova explosion

Astronomers have recorded such a sequence for a star about 120 million light-years from Earth.

A fastest optical flash of a Type Ia supernova discovered

It stood out as something different from normal supernovae.

Hubble captured ribbons of gas left behind by a cosmic explosion

The shredded remains of a cosmic explosion.

Scientists investigated a model to explore afterglow from short GRBs

Scientists worked out the properties of the central neutron star.

Mysterious 500-light-year-wide ‘cavity’ discovered in space

The sphere-shaped phenomenon may explain how supernovae lead to star formation.

A 900-year-old cosmic mystery surrounding Chinese supernova solved

The mystery surrounding the origins of a supernova first spotted over China in 1181AD has finally been solved.

A supernova to explode around the year 2037

Rerun of Supernova Blast.

Stellar collision triggers supernova explosion

This is the first time scientists have actually seen such an event.

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