Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen ...

A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

Columbia Professor Brian Metzger helped other astronomers interpret their observations of the unexpected stellar event.

An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, successfully probed the early universe. An international group of astronomers has reached a new milestone in studying the early universe.

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a stellar explosion from a time when the cosmos was still in its infancy, catching ...

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, ...

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you, wait a minute, why are you twinkling so much? Um, guys, that's no ...

Learn more about the supernova, which is more than a billion years older than the previous record-holder.

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

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 ...

A rare supernova let scientists glimpse a star's interior, revealing a dense silicon-sulphur shell and unexpected helium that should have vanished earlier. (Nanowerk News) An exploding star has given ...