"The best-case scenario for axions is Fermi catches a supernova. It's just that the chance of that is small." Gamma rays emerging from neutron stars at the hearts of supernova explosions could ...
An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar explosion ever observed. This rare supernova, called 2023ufx, originated ...
A supernova could strip Earth's ozone layer, causing mass extinction No known stars near Earth pose an immediate supernova threat Gamma-ray bursts could be even more dangerous than supernovas ...
A number of nearby or well-known stars have been identified as core-collapse supernova candidates, including a bright, high-mass blue star called Spica, and the red supergiant Betelgeuse.