BERKELEY, CA — A group of scientists affiliated with the SuperNova Legacy Survey (SNLS) have found startling evidence that there is more than one kind of Type Ia supernova, a class of exploding stars ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) have discovered a new supernova. Designated SN 2023adsy, the newfound stellar explosion is ...

A team of astronomers led by The University of Texas at Austin’s Howie Marion has detected a flash of light from the companion to an exploding star. This is the first time astronomers have witnessed ...

It's also possible that some Type Ia supernovae are caused by accretion from a close companion, but the resulting supernova doesn't destroy the white dwarf, which could explain the dimmer subtypes of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a possible supernova in the early universe just days after the star ...

A rare Type Ia supernova, SN 2026aaiv, is brightening in galaxy NGC 7331, offering astrophotographers a fleeting chance to capture this cosmic event.

A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe. Dr Mathew Smith and Dr Georgios Dimitriadis from Lancaster ...

Ironically, to study dark energy — a murky, unknown something that seems to act as an accelerant for our universe’s expansion — astronomers rely on brilliant supernovae. From 2013 to 2019, the Dark ...

Learn about the remnant of a historic supernova observed around 850 years ago and the zombie star that has survived at its center.

Isn’t it amazing that the heavy elements we see here on Earth were created by stars going supernova? The short answer to your question is that different kinds of supernovae are caused by different ...