While we understand the basic concept behind supernovae to be the final energetic stage of stellar life, there are a ton of pressing questions that continue to riddle astronomers’ minds about how they ...

Scientists have begun to unravel the mysteries behind a star's dying moments. Using a new 3D computer model, researchers were able to reconstruct what happens before a star explodes. Supernovae are ...

Giant stars die a violent death. After a life of several million years, they collapse into themselves and then explode in what is known as a supernova. How these stars explode remains a mystery.

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In November 1572, a brilliant new star appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia, shining so brightly that it was visible during the day. Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe carefully documented this ...

The death of a massive star is among the most energetic events in the cosmos. However, the particular way a star explodes is a matter of some dispute: different theoretical models predict different ...

Check out the amazing new image that NASA just released of Cassiopeia A, the remains of a supernova that would have been visible from Earth 300 years ago. This new composite image was released to ...

The mysterious first moments of a supernova have now been modeled in 3-D—showing what happens in a dying star's heart from half a second to about two hours after the blast begins. The development ...

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