New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise to mysterious "low-field magnetars." ...

When the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton pointed its telescope at two unidentified sources of light in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud, scientists were able to confirm what seemed an ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) has captured a stunning view of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, ...

Pulsars are the remnants of large stars that exploded in a supernova. Check out these 7 stunning pulsar images shared by NASA ...

Barracks believed built by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War between 1776 and 1777 were recently discovered in Colonial Williamsburg. Experts believe the barracks were burned by ...

He couldn't find any remnants of his home. "The future is very [grim]," he said. Meanwhile, Khadra and Hazem Abu Rizq sifted through the rubble with their young son, trying to find anything that ...

Astronomers will keep studying Cassiopeia A, although their success makes them eager to turn JWST’s eyes toward some of the other roughly 400 identified supernova remnants in our galaxy.

Scientists targeted a light echo previously observed by NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope, and it is one of dozens found near remains of the Cassiopeia A supernova. The Webb images show ...

Remnants of the bygone supernova, which is the wreckage from the explosive death of a massive star, continue to captivate astronomers both for its striking beauty and science-packed complex structure.

This time-lapse video using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope highlights the evolution of one light echo in the vicinity of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. Whoopi Goldberg defends ...

The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini constellation, about 650 million light-years away from Earth. A newly released Hubble pic shows ...

Some 350 years after a supernova, its shockwave reaches interstellar space and causes clouds of gas and dust to glow. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Jacob Jencson (Caltech/IPAC) Scientists ...