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

A research team at the , Academia Sinica (ASIAA) has achieved groundbreaking insights into the physics of supernova ...

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In February 2024, scientists on Earth detected a powerful radio blast from outer space. Seeking to discover where it had come ...

Astronomers have traced a mysterious fast radio burst to an unexpected place — an ancient, massive galaxy far removed from ...

New ground- and space-based infrared observations are giving astronomers a better handle on the true populations of red ...

In such supernovae, called "core-collapsing supernovae" (CCSN), the core of a massive star undergoes sudden collapse when the energy generated from its fusion energy can no longer counteract the ...

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

For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical ...

For years, high-energy energy flashes have kept astronomers guessing, with one theory emerging most recently. A discovery now ...

Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space telescopes are needed to shed light on the issue.