The signals provide astronomers with a look into the life, and death, of a massive star exploding into a supernova.
Astronomers have discovered the first radio signals from a unique category of dying stars, called Type Ibn supernovae, and these signals offer new insights into how massive stars meet their demise.
Astronomers detected radio waves from a rare exploding star, revealing what happens in the final years before a massive star dies.
Artist's impression of a supernova. By ESO/M. Kornmesser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY My hypothesis is that remnants of a supernova – an exploding star – had an impact on the Earth’s past climate, causing ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for millions to trillions of years ...
Scientists have for the first time peered inside a dying star as it exploded in a supernova, gaining not just unprecedented views of its layers, but more so, insight into the process of stellar ...
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published Aug. 20, 2025, about an exploding star named 2021yfj, The Associated Press erroneously reported the star’s location. The star is in another galaxy, not the Milky ...
For the first time, astronomers have captured radio signals from a rare exploding star, exposing what happened in the years ...