A new study reveals an intriguing possibility: asupernova explosion might have sent a surge of cosmic rays toward Earth ...

Study finds evidence of a possible star explosion 10 million years ago by discovering unusually high levels of cosmic rays in ...

"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of ...

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 ...

A companion star may have stripped silicon layers. This provided a new window into stellar death. Astronomers have observed the inner layers of a dying star through a rare type of stellar explosion ...

Artist's impression of a supernova. By ESO/M. Kornmesser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY It has been considered by some that global cooling in the Plio-Pleistocene might have been due to changes in ocean ...

An image from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory shows a glowing hand stretching across the cosmos with its palm and fingers sculpted from the wreckage of a massive stellar explosion.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The comparison of two images taken by the Hubble Telescope showing the power of a supernova. | ...

Artist's impression of a supernova. By ESO/M. Kornmesser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY My hypothesis is that remnants of a supernova – an exploding star – had an impact on the Earth’s past climate, causing ...

SN2021yfj is a new kind of supernova, challenging our understanding of stellar evolution. Its progenitor lost its outer shells well before the supernova happened and only consisted of its ...

AN enthusiastic stargazer made the biggest discovery ever in Irish amateur astronomy when he spotted a 'supernova' exploding star -- from an observatory in his back garden. Dave Grennan (39) was just ...

If I had a TARDIS, you know the first thing I would do is go see what a supernova looks like up close. I've even tossed around the idea of a little fanfic... but Megan Argo beat me to it. She's a ...