Supernova 2018zd, marked with a white circle on the outskirts of galaxy NGC2146, is the first example of a new, third type of supernova predicted 40 years ago. Composite image with data from the ...

An international team of astronomers has conducted detailed multicolor photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2022xlp—a type Iax supernova. Results of the observational campaign, published ...

A supernova has exploded in the Pinwheel Galaxy 21 million light-years away. Named SN 2023ixf, it sets itself apart by being one of the brightest seen in a decade. It is so bright that it is visible ...

Most small telescopes should be able to make out the distant galaxy that this new supernova calls home. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what appears to be a new type of supernova, as stellar ...

Less than half the predicted number of supernova remnants in our galaxy have been found – where are all the others? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.