A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the ...

Betelgeuse is a nearby red supergiant living through the late stages of a massive star’s life. It will eventually end in a ...

A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the ...

Astronomers watch star explode like never before – and find an entirely new way for them to die - Observations from across ...

These images show the evolution of supernova SN 2026gzf, which was first detected by the Einstein Probe on 21 March 2026.

A rare X-ray flash captured the first light from SN 2026gzf, an energetic supernova that produced no detected gamma-ray burst. The dying star had shed its hydrogen and helium, building shells of ...

Primordial black holes may occasionally pass through white dwarf stars and trigger enormous Type Ia supernova explosions. Researchers found that these events could explain chemical patterns seen in ...

Astronomers have taken the rare opportunity to observe the explosive death of an enormous star from start to finish, gaining ...

In March 2026, the Einstein Probe detected a brief flash of soft X-rays emitted from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away. The flash, dubbed EP260321a, immediately triggered a worldwide ...

Learn more about what the first few moments of a supernova look like and the international collaboration that helped with ...

Earth is quietly collecting radioactive debris from an ancient stellar explosion as our Solar System drifts through a giant cloud of gas and dust between the stars. Scientists analyzing Antarctic ice ...

Astronomers have watched the death of a star like never before, and it suggests there might be a new way for them to die.