Discover the explosive end of a star's life—supernovas. Learn what causes these cosmic events and their impact with ...

One of the most famous galaxies in the collection is the so-called "Southern Pinwheel" galaxy, also known as NGC 5236 or M83.

A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly outshines its stellar neighbors ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from ...

Credit: MARK GARLICK via Astronomers have watched a massive star vanish in the night sky, only to be replaced by a black ...

NGC 1672, a stunning barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado, puts on a dazzling ...

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope recently released a chilling view of two spiral galaxies, IC ...

The outward force from its fusion can no longer counteract the star's powerful gravity, and the star collapses in on itself.

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...

From celestial fireworks caused by exploding stars to mesmerizing mosaics of distant nebulae, check out these 7 stunning ...

"For the first time, we see the creation of atoms; we can measure the temperature of the matter and see the microphysics in ...

NGC 7714: A spiral galaxy 100 million light-years from Earth. The galaxy has witnessed some violent and dramatic events in ...