How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, successfully probed the early universe. An international group of astronomers has reached a new milestone in studying the early universe.

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

For the first time, astronomers have captured the brilliance of a superluminous supernova via gravitational lensing.

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.

During the last few days, astronomers have been pointing their telescopes toward a familiar celestial object in our spring night sky for a look at a rare event: A new supernova — a star that has ...

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

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

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

A double blast of dying stars may be the first observed case of a long-hypothesized, never proven “superkilonova.” Although ...