The protocol used to find these young supernova explosions could be used on data from the upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

“Our analysis shows that the blast was sparked by a catastrophic encounter with a black hole companion, and is the strongest ...

Supernovae appear to our eyes—and to astronomical instruments—as brilliant flashes that flare up in the sky without warning, ...

Yes, it's real. I photographed a supernova in another galaxy — from my apartment balcony in the middle of Tokyo. Watch the full breakdown of how I planned, captured, and processed this ...

Astronomers have discovered what may be a massive star exploding while trying to swallow a black hole companion, offering an ...

Scientists have discovered a peculiar supernova that may have resulted from a star's misguided attempt to swallow a black ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, identified the earliest stages of a supernova possibly linked to a black hole.

AI helped uncover a one-of-a-kind stellar explosion, where a black hole may have triggered or destroyed its companion star. Astronomers using an AI-powered system led by UC Santa Cruz caught a rare ...

Stellar death is a complex and mysterious process — but in the case of one supernova, things were more gruesome than any ...

Using AI, astronomers discover a new type of supernova, SN 2023zkd, the strongest evidence yet of a dying star being ...

Betelgeuse needs no introduction. Besides having its name borrowed by the ghost with the most, this 10-million-year-old red supergiant that mysteriously pulsates at the edge of the Orion constellation ...