Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of ...

The first double-burst supernova ever observed, SNR 0509, is a historic discovery that reveals how white dwarfs explode in ...

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...

Astronomers spot a red supergiant star hidden in dust just before it exploded, solving a long-standing mystery about missing ...