A nova is a massive, temporary star explosion caused when a dense white dwarf star pulls material from a nearby star, setting ...

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside ...

XRISM’s high-precision X-ray data revealed unusually strong signatures of chlorine and potassium inside the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. These levels are far higher than theoretical models ...

Observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope showed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through its surface ...

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 ...

"Why are we here?" is humanity's most fundamental and persistent question. Tracing the origins of the elements is a direct ...

The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant reveals that massive exploding stars can forge far more of life's essential ingredients ...

Astronomers mapped supernova SN 2024ggi for the first time, revealing an elongated shockwave, challenging old stellar ...

A stream of high-energy particles from a distant supernova explosion may have caused a packed passenger jet to suddenly lose ...

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 ...