Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the ...

Scientists have observed for first time the very early stages of a supernova — death of a star — with a massive star exploding in a distinctive olive-like shape ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, recorded the moment a star’s explosion broke through its surface. The nearby supernova, ...

Observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope showed the explosive death of a star just as the ...

Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface. For ...

The observations are the earliest yet of a supernova, revealing in detail the moment that the shockwave obliterated the star.

Thanks to observations using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), astronomers have ...

Humanity can survive a supernova explosion due to the fact that the closest potential candidate is at a safe distance.

Astronomers have witnessed a massive star's explosive death, a supernova, for the first time in its early stages. Observed by ...

A rare supernova let scientists glimpse a star's interior, revealing a dense silicon-sulphur shell and unexpected helium that should have vanished earlier. (Nanowerk News) An exploding star has given ...

This illustration provided by W.M. Keck Observatory depicts the insides of an exploding star. (Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory via AP) This illustration provided by W.M. Keck Observatory depicts ...