"When I first spotted this system with a very high total mass on our galactic doorstep, I was immediately excited." ...

Astronomers have long predicted that two orbiting white dwarfs are the cause of most type 1a supernova explosions. While the ...

A pair of white dwarfs, located just 150 light-years from Earth, appears doomed to die in a type 1a supernova that will shine ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

"Supernova explosions are some of the most energetic ... such as might be caused by a supernova going off in local space. Betelgeuse, one of two stars near Earth capable of going supernova within ...

A dramatic cosmic event is winding up to occur right in our backyard. Astronomers have spotted a pair of stars bound for ...

The SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY is a part of the Smithsonian Institution which, in conjunction with the Harvard ...

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and triggered global biodiversity loss. A new study suggests that at least two o ...

The imminent explosion of T Coronae Borealis is expected to create a temporary 'new star' in the night sky this week ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of SN 2022aajn, a Type Ia supernova in the constellation Gemini. Located 600 million light-years away, the explosion was first ...

“Supernova explosions bring heavy chemical elements ... using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope. The calculations suggested that 2.5 supernovas might affect Earth ...