This rapid reaction required astronomers to use a technique called spectropolarimetry to gather information about the ...

Scientists have captured the moment the shockwave of a supernova explosion breaks out through the surface of a doomed star ...

When this shock reaches the surface, it releases an enormous burst of energy. The star brightens dramatically, becoming visible as a supernova. For a short period, astronomers can study the initial ...

Astronomers have captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive dying star.

Scientists have observed for first time the very early stages of a supernova — death of a star — with a massive star ...

NEW YORK – Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for millions to trillions of years until ...

Scientists have for the first time peered inside a dying star as it exploded in a supernova, gaining not just unprecedented views of its layers, but more so, insight into the process of stellar ...

Betelgeuse made everybody think it was going to explode in a spectacular supernova. It turns out the star just belched and shrouded itself in dust.

This illustration provided by W.M. Keck Observatory depicts the insides of an exploding star. (Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have spotted ...