In addition to revealing characteristics of mysterious particles called neutrinos, the massive DUNE experiment could help astronomers find a supernova right as it begins. At this very moment, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the oldest known supernova—the explosive death of a star that lived when the universe was only 730 million years old. The ancient blast occurred when the ...

A nearby supernova could ruin your whole day. It’s difficult to grasp just how powerful an event the explosion of an entire star is. The energy released as visible light every second by a typical ...