The Big Bang produced hydrogen and helium. All the other elements have been produced by nuclear fusion reactions in stars and supernova explosions.

More massive stars than the Sun have a very different life cycle and follow the right hand ... rightarrow\) \({supernova}\rightarrow{neutron~star,~or~a~black~hole~(depending~on~size)}\) ...

One such discovery was the identification of the most distant so-called core-collapse supernova ever confirmed. These explosions mark the end of life for massive stars, and this supernova occurred ...

While the star is likely to go supernova, it’s impossible to say ... the opportunity to witness key moments during the violent life cycle of a star. A study describing a comparison of the ...

A supernova called SN 2023ixf has ... overhang by Ancestral Puebloan culture depicts a star-shape next to a crescent moon beneath a life-size hand print. That tallies with the exact predicted ...

Some 350 years after a supernova, its shockwave reaches interstellar ... to understand the structure of galaxies and the life cycles of stars. Some 350 years later, it traveled through ...