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

The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen ...

In an unprecedented discovery, astronomers might have observed the first known“superkilonova” – an explosive cosmic event ...

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

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

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.

The bright binary star system V Sagittae will flare up multiple times before finally going supernova within the next 100 years. When it explodes, it could be visible to the naked eye even in sunlit ...

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 ...

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