A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the ...

During a trial with his new camera equipment, amateur astronomer Víctor Buso inadvertently recorded a rare supernova shock breakout. This serendipitous observation allowed researchers to gather ...

A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the ...

Astronomers witness a star's dying breath, revealing unexpected silence and new insights into supernova events. Discover the ...

These images show the evolution of supernova SN 2026gzf, which was first detected by the Einstein Probe on 21 March 2026.

A rare stellar explosion has allowed astronomers to follow the death of a massive star from start to finish, yielding one of the most complete datasets ever collected for such an event. The explosion ...

Learn more about what the first few moments of a supernova look like and the international collaboration that helped with ...

In March 2026, the Einstein Probe detected a brief flash of soft X-rays emitted from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away. The flash, dubbed EP260321a, immediately triggered a worldwide ...

Betelgeuse has always been something of a mystery. And by “mystery,” I mean a source of endless fun, fascination and ...

Artist’s impression of a hot core—a warm cocoon of molecular gas surrounding a newborn star—discovered in a supernova remnant. Blue represents high-energy regions produced by the supernova explosion, ...

The most detailed computer simulation yet of the turbulent motion inside an exploding star has been carried out by the world’s foremost supercomputer. The results help explain how nuclear reactions in ...

More than 70% of massive stars are born in close binary systems, where gravitational tugs and mass transfer between companions dramatically alter their evolution. Yet once the interaction ends—whether ...