A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the ...

A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the ...

For only the second time, astronomers are confident they have witnessed the outburst of radiation at the start of a supernova ...

Asharq Al Awsat Astronomers have taken the rare opportunity to observe the explosive death of an enormous star from start to finish, gaining a new understanding of how this kind of violent event can ...

Astronomers have captured one of the rarest events in the universe—the very first moments of a massive star exploding. The ...

Astronomers watch star explode like never before – and find an entirely new way for them to die - Observations from across ...

A rare X-ray flash captured the first light from SN 2026gzf, an energetic supernova that produced no detected gamma-ray burst. The dying star had shed its hydrogen and helium, building shells of ...

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 ...

In March 2026, the Einstein Probe detected a brief flash of soft X-rays emitted from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away. The flash, dubbed EP260321a, immediately triggered a worldwide ...

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 ...

Astronomers have watched the death of a star like never before, and it suggests there might be a new way for them to die.