A pair of white dwarfs, located just 150 light-years from Earth, appears doomed to die in a type 1a supernova that will shine ...

A supernova shone in the night sky 1,000 years ago. ... “You need to look up 10,000 atoms before you find one that isn’t hydrogen or helium. ... like rare earths,” he said.

The supernova SN1181 appeared in the night sky in AD 1181, and its nebula continues to shine. NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Space Explorer captures the nebula in infrared light. NASA/JPL/Caltech ...

A new study has described in detail a dying star initially recorded in 1181. The object may belong to a rare class of supernovas that leaves behind a “zombie star.” ...

A supernova shone in the night sky 1,000 years ago. Astronomers have now found its leftover ‘zombie star’ ...

The object, now known as SN 1181, is one of a handful of supernovas documented before the invention of telescopes, and it has puzzled astronomers for centuries.

The object, now known as SN 1181, is one of a handful of supernovas documented before the invention of telescopes, and it has puzzled astronomers for centuries.

Astronomers have found a leftover 'zombie star' from a supernova that once shone in the night sky a thousand years ago. For six months in 1181, a dying star left a mark in the night sky.

The object, now known as SN 1181, is one of a handful of supernovas documented before the invention of telescopes, and it has puzzled astronomers for centuries.