The first type of supernova is a core-collapse supernova. These occur in stars at least eight to 10 times more massive the Sun. As stars age, they deplete the hydrogen in their core. They then ...

The discovery delays the timeline for planet formation. The building blocks of life appeared earlier, scientists say.

When scientists look to the skies for clues about life's origins, water is one of the first things they seek. Life, as it's ...

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

Do we inhabit a cosmic wasteland teeming with remnants of massive stellar explosions? Recent research proposes that approximately 10 million years ago, Earth and its Moon were bombarded by debris from ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...

A supernova is one of the most powerful and mysterious phenomena in the universe. It’s an event that occurs when a star reaches the end of its life, triggering an explosion that releases immense ...

The resulting structure of the supernova’s explosion, known for a time as RWC 86, was long believed to be the remnant of a traditional core-collapse supernova. It took astronomers some time to ...

Einstein’s theory of general relativity describe how the gravity of massive objects and extreme phenomena—such as black hole mergers and core-collapse supernovae (which sometimes end up as ...