A s the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to peer into the origins of our universe, it’s delivering a steady stream ...

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Stargazers have captured a stunning image of a cosmic "Hand of God". Scientists have utilized multiple telescopes to photograph a remote pulsar and its surrounding nebula that resembles a hand. In ...

Astronomers have obtained remarkably detailed images of two stellar explosions -- called novae -- just days after they began.

Supernovae aren't one of the JWST's main science themes, but the perceptive telescope is full of surprises. Recently, it pinpointed a single star in a galaxy when the universe was only about 730 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Nearly 100 years ago, scientists detected the first signs of cosmic rays—subatomic particles (mostly protons) that zip through space at nearly the ...