The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen ...

A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

In an unprecedented discovery, astronomers might have observed the first known“superkilonova” – an explosive cosmic event ...

Learn about what may be the first ever superkilonova ever observed, emitting gravitational waves that hint at the collision ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, challenging astronomers to rethink how neutron stars are born and collide.

A massive star may have burst, leaving behind two dense, dead cores, which then collided and caused another explosion ...

Astronomers report a strange cosmic blast that looked like a kilonova, then behaved like a supernova, hinting at a possible first “superkilonova” and leaving scientists debating how stars truly die.

In a strange turn of events, a supernova birthed twin baby neutron stars that merged to make a powerful kilonova.

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, successfully probed the early universe. An international group of astronomers has reached a new milestone in studying the early universe.

The Webb space telescope observed a supernova that took place when the universe was 730 million years old, setting a new ...