For over 30 years, astronomers have relied on Type Ia supernovae to measure the universe’s expansion. These stellar ...

A unique dataset of Type Ia supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of ...

A massive dataset of 3,628 Type Ia Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility is being released, offering new insights ...

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that may have sparked extraterrestrial life in the very first galaxies. When the ...

"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...

They are believed to have a consistent intrinsic brightness, meaning they all emit the same amount of light regardless of their location in the universe. By comparing how bright the supernova appears ...

A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe.

A red supergiant star appears to have changed in just a few years – an astronomical blink of an eye – which suggests it may ...

When the cosmos' first stars exploded in spectacular supernovas, they may have unleashed enormous amounts of water that flooded the early universe — and potentially made life possible just ...

Astronomers have studied 3,600 supernovas to discover diversity in exploding white dwarf stars, a vital tool in the ...

Around 13.7 billion years ago, something collapsed. It fell outward into the nothingness that stretched in every direction, ...

NASA frequently shares cosmic images, revealing intriguing details about star-forming regions, black holes, galaxies and ...