T Coronae Borealis, a binary star system about 3,000 light years away, is usually far too dim to see with the naked eye.

Kepler's Supernova, seen in 1604, is one of the most famous exploding stars ever seen, and now astronomers think it may have ...

A supernova is the most powerful explosion ever witnessed by humans. NASA calls it an extremely bright, super-powerful blast ...

Originally predicted to go nova in 2024, buzz about binary star system T Coronae Borealis was rekindled by NASA in early May ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of SN 2022aajn, a Type Ia supernova in the constellation Gemini. Located 600 million light-years away, the explosion was first ...

New 3D-printable models of Chandra X-ray Observatory images will allow you to hold a star in your hands and touch a supernova ...

Astronomers have spotted around a dozen of these weird, rare blasts. Could they be signs of a special kind of black hole?

This limit marks the mass at which a star can undergo a thermonuclear explosion, creating a Type Ia supernova.

Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...