Supernovae aren't one of the JWST's main science themes, but the perceptive telescope is full of surprises. Recently, it ...
A team of astronomers including George Washington University physics Ph.D. student Eliza Neights recorded an extraordinary ...
Previously, the most ancient supernova ever confirmed dated back to when the universe was 1.8 billion years old.
The James Webb Space Telescope has found compelling evidence for "monster stars" — gigantic, primordial stars that existed in the early universe.
Most scientists agree the prolonged flash likely occurred when a black hole ate a star, but two other ideas can't be ruled ...
A seven-hour gamma-ray burst, GRB 250702B, stuns astronomers and hints at powerful new cosmic engines still unknown to science.
NASA’s Webb Telescope detects the earliest known supernova, GRB 250314A, 730 million years after the Big Bang, capturing its host galaxy and providing unprecedented early-universe observations.
NASA’s James Webb Telescope discovers the oldest supernova ever seen, offering insights into early universe star formation ...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic ...
Astronomers have spotted the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen, a cosmic explosion that lasted seven hours — and they ...
Astronomers have sighted the oldest known stellar explosion, dating back to when the universe was less than a billion years ...
NASA observed GRB 250702B, a record-setting gamma-ray burst lasting days, likely caused by a black hole consuming a star, ...