A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Caltech/K. Miller and R. Hurt (IPAC) Astronomers may have discovered the first example of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The final stage of a superkilonova. (Caltech/K. Miller and R. Hurt (IPAC)) Astronomers may have discovered a never-before-seen ...

Caltech astronomer Mansi Kasliwal and her colleagues were not expecting to chase a mystery that blurred the line between a supernova and a kilonova. Yet that is where the evidence has led after an ...

When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of ...

This artist's concepts shows a hypothesized event known as a superkilonova. A massive star explodes in a supernova (left), which generates elements like carbon and iron. In the aftermath, two neutron ...