This Star’s Violent Feeding Frenzy May End in a Blinding Supernova
A doomed star system is hurtling toward a supernova that could light up Earth’s sky. Credit: Shutterstock Astronomers…
“Like Nothing Anyone Has Ever Seen Before” – Bizarre Supernova Stuns Scientists
For the first time, astronomers have seen the inner layers of a star revealed in its final moments.…
New type of supernova ‘looks like nothing anyone has ever seen before,’ astronomer says
Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of supernova, which has provided an unparalleled glimpse…
Astronomers See Inside The Core of a Dying Star For the First Time, Confirm How Heavy Atoms Are Made
An illustration of the ‘extremely stripped’ supernova 2021yfj. Keck Observatory / Adam Makarenko Astronomers have glimpsed the inner structure…