One of the most recognizable stars in the night sky is living on borrowed time. Betelgeuse, the ruddy point of light marking ...
A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the ...
Betelgeuse has always been something of a mystery. Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky, marking the right shoulder of the constellation Orion. It’s a red supergiant, a massive star ...
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 ...
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 ...
A rare stellar explosion has allowed astronomers to follow the death of a massive star from start to finish, yielding one of the most complete datasets ever collected for such an event. The explosion ...
These images show the evolution of supernova SN 2026gzf, which was first detected by the Einstein Probe on 21 March 2026.
Learn more about what the first few moments of a supernova look like and the international collaboration that helped with ...
More than 70% of massive stars are born in close binary systems, where gravitational tugs and mass transfer between companions dramatically alter their evolution. Yet once the interaction ends—whether ...
Astronomers have watched the death of a star like never before, and it suggests there might be a new way for them to die.