The final stages depict the collision itself–where the visualization looks appropriately like an explosion. Then the radiation that’s emitted forms, combines, and decays. This is where art ...

The contraction is followed by a single breathtaking moment where the dying star releases all the energy in a colossal explosion ... supernovae spread elements like calcium and iron in ...

What does that mean? The video shows a very interesting ... Electrons are one of those funny things that sometimes look like a wave and sometimes look like a particle. Not that we fully grok ...

The red supergiant star Betelgeuse is nearing the end of its life, and researchers are preparing for what it will look like when the star dies in a fiery explosion called a supernova.Located in ...