However, the existence of a white dwarf is not sufficient for a Type la supernova; the white draft must also be part of a binary star system, in which a pair of stars orbit a common center of mass.

The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a supernova-hosting galaxy located about 600 million light-years ...

Hubble captures supernova SN 2022aajn in Gemini, aiding research on cosmic distances and intergalactic dust effects.

Most events in the BTS sample are classified into one of the two most common types: Type Ia supernova, when a white dwarf steals matter from a neighboring star until it explodes, or Type II supernova, ...

Scientists have uncovered the long-sought mechanism behind low-field magnetars, showing that supernova fallback material ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a faraway galaxy that recently hosted a supernova. This galaxy ...

“You won’t be able to see this supernova with the naked eye,” wrote Andy Howell, an astronomer at Las Cumbres Observatory, on Twitter. “You need a supernova in our galaxy, or a satellite ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a galaxy in the constellation Gemini, hosting a supernova named SN ...