For over 30 years, astronomers have relied on Type Ia supernovae to measure the universe’s expansion. These stellar ...

A vast cosmic explosion left behind an intricate masterpiece in the sky — delicate pink and orange filaments dancing in the ...

The researchers believe that when this supernova exploded, it sent cosmic rays toward Earth for about 100,000 years. These ...

"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...

It turns out that one of the most prominent space artists predicted how a strange celestial object would look — 50 years in ...

When observing the night sky, it's easy to forget that every point of twinkling light is a star at some point in its life ...

Astronomers have studied 3,600 supernovas to discover diversity in exploding white dwarf stars, a vital tool in the ...

Whenever you gaze upon the stars and constellations it’s easy to forget you’re seeing a three-dimensional picture. The ...

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Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after ...

A unique dataset of Type Ia supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of ...