Supernovas happen when giant stars, far larger than our sun, burn through their fuel and collapse under their gravity.

This serene spiral galaxy hides a cataclysmic past. The galaxy IC 758, shown in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, ...

These explosions, called extreme nuclear transients, shine for longer than typical supernovas and get 30 to 1,000 times as bright.

New research links supernova events to sudden Earth cooling episodes and ozone depletion, revealed by carbon-14 spikes in ...

Redditors are shocked after seeing how the Hubble Space Telescope captured 'light echoes' after a star went supernova ...

The Vela explosion stands out as the most dramatic example, occurring when our planet was emerging from the last ice age around 13,000 years ago.

"When nearby supernovas occur in the future, the radiation could have a pretty dramatic effect on human society." ...

Research links supernovae to Earth’s climate shifts, revealing potential atmospheric impacts and adding a cosmic layer to ...

The world’s first ‘black hole bomb’ has been created, and while it sounds like something out of a movie, its implications are ...

When a massive star explodes in a brilliant flash called a supernova, it sends out a wave of high-energy particles into space ...

When a star explodes, it sends high-energy particles out in all directions. This burst of energy can travel through space for ...