The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks ...

The supernova was the death of a red supergiant star 500 times larger than the sun, in a galaxy just 22 million light-years ...

When an intense laser pulse hits a stationary electron, it performs a trembling motion at the frequency of the light field.

Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed the explosive ...

When this shock reaches the surface, it releases an enormous burst of energy. The star brightens dramatically, becoming visible as a supernova. For a short period, astronomers can study the initial ...

Double shells — an outer shell delivering energy inward and a high-density inner shell compressing the fuel — could help ...