supernova

Earth is located about 6,500 light-years or about 2,000 parsecs from the Crab Nebula - the remnant of a supernova

Stars Exploding Millions Of Years Ago Left Remnants On Earth, MoonNovember 9, 2023

This image taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows part of the Veil Nebula or Cygnus Loop

NASA’s Pioneering INFUSE Mission Probes Stellar Deaths To Understand New BeginningsNovember 8, 2023

Flat explosion in space

Cosmic Phenomena

Solar System-Sized Explosion Baffles Scientists With Its Flat ShapeMay 1, 2023

Danny Milisavljevic

Cosmic Phenomena

Meet ‘Scary Barbie’: Extraordinary cosmic event is actually a black hole decimating a starApril 25, 2023

Massive, Population III Star in the Early Universe

Cosmic Phenomena

Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii Sees Universe’s Earliest Stars In Violent SupernovaOctober 18, 2022

A flat-spectrum radio transient at 121 Mpc consistent with an em

Cosmic Phenomena

Astronomers discover remnant of star more massive than the sun that exploded as supernovaJuly 8, 2022

hypergiant star death

Cosmic Phenomena

Stunning death of rare hypergiant star captured by astronomers: ‘Think of it as Betelgeuse on steroids’June 30, 2022