On April 10, 2024, astronomers began the fast-paced mission to capture supernova SN 2024ggi. Study coauthor Yi Yang of Tsinghua University in China initially learned about its sighting shortly after ...

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 ...

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

For the first time, scientists determined the shape of a supernova's shock front as it burst through the surface of a dying ...

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

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

The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks ...

Chris Ashall, an assistant astronomer at the UH Mānoa Institute for Astronomy, was part of the global team that zeroed in on the stellar explosion known as SN 2024ggi. The supernova was first spotted ...

Scientists now have observed for the first time the very early stages of a supernova, with a massive star exploding in a ...

Is there anything more dramatic than an exploding star? More than just extraordinarily bright, energetic events that can ...

Some of the earliest images ever taken in the wake of massive star’s death give astronomers important clues about what triggers a supernova.

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.