New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

The explosion released elements heavier than iron—like gold and platinum—through a process known as rapid neutron capture ...

A team of Japanese researchers has harnessed the power of AI to uncover hidden structures in our galaxy. Using deep learning ...

The cosmos conceals numerous mysteries from us, and the latest discoveries continue to amaze. Technological advancements, ...

A team of Japanese scientists has used artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover mysterious bubble-like structures scattered ...

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

To learn more about the deepest reaches of our own galaxy and the mysteries of star formation, Japanese researchers have ...

Notably, these two types of stars have different origins: a neutron star is formed when a massive star undergoes a supernova explosion, while a white dwarf emerges when a star with a low to medium ...

Currently, our solar system sits in the middle of a big empty patch of space called the Local Bubble, which is thought to have been blown by a series of supernova explosions 10 to 20 million years ...

When Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, eventually goes supernova—likely within the next 100,000 years—the night sky will light up as if a second sun appeared ...

During the final stages in the life of a gargantuan star, its death throes culminate in a powerful thermonuclear blast — a supernova — that typically destroys the celestial object, unleashing ...