The Webb space telescope observed a supernova that took place when the universe was 730 million years old, setting a new ...

Supernovae aren't one of the JWST's main science themes, but the perceptive telescope is full of surprises. Recently, it ...

A stronomers using the JWST have traced the source of a long-duration gamma-ray burst back to a supernova that exploded ...

Astronomers have sighted the oldest known stellar explosion, dating back to when the universe was less than a billion years ...

NASA’s Webb Telescope detects the earliest known supernova, GRB 250314A, 730 million years after the Big Bang, capturing its ...

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

A faint, ancient flash of light detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has broken the record for the most distant ...

Scientists have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding how the universe creates the ingredients needed for life. A ...

What can imaging supernovae (plural for supernova) explosions teach astronomers about their behavior and physical ...

While walking home on November 11, 1572, astronomer Tycho Brahe idly glanced at the sky. He was surprised to see a bright star in the constellation Cassiopeia that hadn’t been there before. The new ...

How much light does a supernova shed on the history of universe? New research by cosmologists at the University of Chicago and Wayne State University confirms the accuracy of Type Ia supernovae in ...

Astronomers recognize three flavors of type I supernovae: type Ia, Ib, and Ic. Type Ia supernovae occur in binary systems, where matter from a normal companion star flows onto a white dwarf. The white ...