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

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On this day three years ago, we witnessed the nail-biting launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest and most powerful telescope humans have ever sent into space. It took 30 years to ...

There are many theories to explain the weird nature of these first galaxies. Do they have huge stars that just collapse due to gravity without undergoing massive supernova explosions?

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are extraordinary, fleeting explosions of radio waves. These signals, often originating from neutron stars or black holes, last for just a millisecond but carry immense energy ...

There is always an element of naivete when attempting to extrapolate historical events from books that date back thousands of years. Three Wise Men, Macmillan Poster, 1960. But what exactly is the ...

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

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

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the ...

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