Latest about supernova
Rare plutonium from space found in deep-sea crust
A rare type of plutonium has been found in the crust below the deep sea, offering new clues as to how heavy metals form in star explosions and mergers.
Radioactive 'snowflakes' act like the tiniest nuclear bombs in the universe
Tiny snowflakes of radioactive uranium that trigger massive nuclear blasts might explain some of the universe's more mysterious star explosions.
Is there more than one dark energy?
What if there is more than one cosmological agent for dark energy? This mixture would have strange effects in our universe, making it potentially detectable with upcoming surveys.
This is what a supernova sounds like, according to NASA
NASA's new data sonification project turns the universe's most extreme phenomena into sounds.
Supernova explosions may have helped shape Earth's climate history
The evidence is tentative but intriguing.
The end of the universe may be marked by 'black dwarf supernova' explosions
A spectacular fireworks show will light up an otherwise pitch black universe.
A never-before-seen 'partial supernova' sent this star’s corpse skidding across the galaxy
The runaway star is traveling at nearly 600,000 mph and lost most of its mass to a mysterious explosion.
A 'monster' star 2 million times brighter than the sun disappears without a trace
A massive star 75 million light-years from Earth vanished from the sky without a trace. Could it have become a black hoel without going supernova?
