When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. SNR 0509-67.5, calcium is shown in blue, and appears in two concentric shells suggesting a double ...

Stars often die with a final burst of beauty. For the first time, astronomers have captured visual proof that a star can explode not once, but twice before fading forever. Using the European Southern ...

Maybe music artist Moby was right, and “we are all made of stars.” New research suggests the calcium in our teeth and bones came from star explosions. Researchers from Northwestern University looked ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the centuries-old remains of supernova SNR 0509-67.5 with the European Southern ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Astronomers have captured the first direct evidence from a supernova remnant that confirms how some white dwarf stars can explode, offering strong support for a key stellar ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times the mass of our sun that exhausts its nuclear fuel ...