Despite the massive number of stars in the sky, spotting one in the throes of a supernova is still an incredibly rare event. Now, astronomers have captured a red supergiant before, during and after a ...

When very large stars run out of fuel and reach the end of their lives, they can explode in massive, dramatic events called supernovas. These explosions throw off enormous amounts of light and energy, ...

All we are is cosmic dust in the wind. When dying red giant stars throw off material, dust particles form; those particles are later destroyed by supernova blast waves, which move through space at ...