The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks ...

Astronomers have captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive dying star.

Scientists now have observed for the first time the very early stages of a supernova, with a massive star exploding in a ...

Some of the earliest images ever taken in the wake of massive star’s death give astronomers important clues about what triggers a supernova.

Recent scientific analysis of dead stars’ remnants has offered a chilling glimpse into the Sun’s future demise, shedding ...

In a remarkable cosmic event observed on November 2, 2025, scientists had the rare opportunity to witness a dead star ...

Astronomers have discovered the first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars -- 'dead' remnants and 'living' stars -- in young star clusters. This breakthrough offers new insights on an extreme ...

Nuclear astrophysics plays a pivotal role in informing our understanding of stellar evolution by investigating the nuclear reactions within stars that dictate their birth, evolution, and ultimate fate ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that the famous Pleiades star cluster, the ...

The evolution of stars and their interactions with compact objects, such as black holes and neutron stars, remain pivotal in our understanding of the cosmos. Stellar evolution describes the life ...

For the first time, the famous “spirograph” Planetary Nebula IC418’s non-explosive stellar evolution has been captured over an unprecedented period of 130 years—almost double the length of a typical ...