Learn about what may be the first ever superkilonova ever observed, emitting gravitational waves that hint at the collision ...

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, challenging astronomers to rethink how neutron stars are born and collide.

An international team of astronomers has conducted optical and near-infrared observations of a supernova designated SN ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a ...

In a strange turn of events, a supernova birthed twin baby neutron stars that merged to make a powerful kilonova.

A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

The Webb space telescope observed a supernova that took place when the universe was 730 million years old, setting a new ...

A supernova from the early universe looks unexpectedly familiar, challenging ideas about how the first massive stars lived ...

Columbia Professor Brian Metzger helped other astronomers interpret their observations of the unexpected stellar event.

Astronomers announce evidence of a rare and unprecedented cosmic event that might represent a new type of violent explosions ...

For years, scientists thought they understand what happens when stars explode. New earliest-ever mages of supernova events ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...