"Most of the external layers of a massive star are removed during the supernova, but some material falls back, making the neutron star spin faster." ...

Today, researchers know that the stellar imposter was actually a powerful supernova, or exploding star ... the exploding star ...

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"We think every dense, dusty region that we see, and most of the ones we don't see, look like this on the inside — we just have never been able to look inside them before." ...

The remnant cloud known as Cassiopeia A illustrates the final stage of a star's life. In images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, one can see the still-hot filaments of the supernova remnant ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A supernova called SN 2023ixf has appeared in the outskirts of a ...

Astronomers from Turkey and Japan have performed optical observations of a recently discovered nearby supernova remnant known ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Supernova SN 2023ixf in Messier 101 as captured on May 21, 2023 by ...

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.