Another kind of supernova is called type I. That happens when two stars orbit each other. One star may start siphoning the ...

Several telescopes used to observe the supernova SN Zwicky which was magnified nearly 25 times by a foreground galaxy acting as a lens . Credit: ESA/Hubble, L. Calçada ...

Sophisticated computational models let us examine objects such as supernova remnants in extraordinary detail and from every angle.

The universe is full of extreme phenomena. Perhaps this is what draws some people to astronomy - it has some of the most ...