The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the light of a star that exploded when the universe was still in its cosmic youth ...

Learn more about the supernova, which is more than a billion years older than the previous record-holder.

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

NASA’s James Webb Telescope discovers the oldest supernova ever seen, offering insights into early universe star formation and primordial galaxy evolution.

Webb traced the light of a dying star, supernova GRB 250314A, from when the universe was only 730 million years old.

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made an unprecedented breakthrough, capturing the most distant ...

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team identified a supernova’s source star, or progenitor, for the first time. The observations - combined with archival images from the ...

The surprisingly high amounts of chlorine and potassium in a supernova remnant could help solve the mystery of where these crucial elements come from ...

Astronomers find an explanation for the fastest stars in the galaxy while uncovering a new mechanism for a supernova explosion. Credit: Technion illustration Astronomers call a special kind of ...

The most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star hidden in dust before it exploded has been captured by astronomers. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team identified a ...