There is a lot of complicated but beautiful physics in understanding how this explosion takes place,” says Purdue University ...

A newly released Hubble pic shows the galaxy LEDA 22057, where the supernova explosion occurred. The spiral galaxy's swirling ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of these cosmic explosions, and we’re counting down the top 10 ...

JWST revealed a massive star that ended its life in an explosion when the universe was just a cosmic toddler.

The James Webb Space Telescope captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen using infrared technology, and creating a time lapse of the phenomena.

SNR 0519 is a supernova remnant (SNR) made up of thin, blood-red shells of gas. It is the remnant of a star that exploded as a supernova about 600 years ago. This image, shows Supernova 1987a (center) ...

NASA's stunning images enhance our understanding of stars' life cycles and essential elements in the universe.

"We think every dense, dusty region that we see, and most of the ones we don't see, look like this on the inside — we just ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared glow of an ancient supernova's light echo, revealing ...

A star system 5,000 light-years from Earth, surrounded by layers of dust, could help scientists better understand the final ...

Researchers believe that a supernova in our galaxy could reveal the secrets of dark matter by emitting detectable gamma rays ...

A supernova literally means explosion of a star in space.