Researchers at Cornell University have developed the first-ever reflectance spectra — essentially a color-coded key — of the ...

Astronomers have captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive dying star.

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

Last week, four lasers were projected into the sky above the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Paranal site in Chile. The ...

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 ...

Astronomers have witnessed a massive star's explosive death, a supernova, for the first time in its early stages. Observed by ...

Scientists have observed the early stages of a star's violent death – a supernova – for the first time. The shape of these ...

Scientists, using the Very Large Telescope in Chile, have witnessed the initial moments of a supernova, SN 2024ggi, located ...

For better images, the European Southern Observatory can combine four optical telescopes. Now, thanks to laser technology, a ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, captured the moment a massive star exploded, observing the blast just as it burst ...

Last week, four lasers were projected into the skies above the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal site in Chile.