WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks as it unfolds has remained mysterious.

A superkilonova candidate event, named AT2025ulz, was observed in 2025; LIGO and Virgo first spotted gravitational waves, ...

About 10,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagitta, a white dwarf is hungrily gobbling up matter from a nearby companion star. The volatile relationship results in incredible fusion-driven ...

It's just a matter of time before a dead star reignites in space 3,000 light years away. And you'll be able to see it with the naked eye despite the distance. Astronomers say when the explosion ...

The supernova was the death of a red supergiant star 500 times larger than the sun, in a galaxy just 22 million light-years away. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A star system in our own galactic neighborhood is poised to put on a show so bright it could briefly rival the planets and even shine in daytime skies. Astronomers are watching for a sudden eruption ...

"The sheer amount of radiated energy from these bursts is so large that you can't power them with a core collapse stellar explosion — or any other type of normal stellar explosion." When you purchase ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. White dwarfs are some of the Universe's most stable stars, lasting for billions of years. A white dwarf can pull matter from a companion star ...