Astronomers Witness Star Exploding at the Edge of the Universe

A s the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to peer into the origins of our universe, it’s delivering a steady stream ...
Science Daily

Most distant supernova: James Webb sees a star explode at cosmic dawn

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.
ExtremeTech

Galactic Misfire: Abortive Supernova Created Unique Frozen Explosion

The new paper argues that, in SN 1181, the first phase of the supernova fizzled out and left behind an unusually active ...

Rare 'firework morphology' of supernova remnant Pa 30 may be due to white dwarf wind

In 1181 AD, a bright "guest star" was observed to linger in the sky for around six months. Nearly 850 years later, the likely ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In a First, Astronomers May Have Witnessed a Rare Double Explosion of a Star Called a Superkilonova

A massive star may have burst, leaving behind two dense, dead cores, which then collided and caused another explosion ...

Supernova from the dawn of the universe captured by James Webb Space Telescope

An international team of astronomers has achieved a first in probing the early universe, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

Rare Cosmic Event May Be First-Ever ‘Superkilonova,’ Scientists Say

Astronomers have spotted AT2025ulz, a rare dual explosion — a supernova and a kilonova — that may be the first-ever observed ...
KHQ

Scientists capture rare glimpse of exploding supernova star

Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed ...