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Stellar Evolution Type Ia Supernovae Supernova Remnants SN 2024ggi Massive Stars Type Ia Supernova SN2021yfj Gamma-Ray Bursts Type 1a Supernova SN 2021yfj Red Supergiants Type II Supernovae Double Detonation Exploding Stars Cassiopeia A Type IIb Supernova Type Iax Supernova Gamma-ray Bursts Mass Extinctions Cosmic Explosions Black Holes Star Dynamics Black Hole-Star Interactions Vela Supernova Stellar Nurseries Double-Detonation Mechanism Double Explosions White Dwarf Stars Fast X-ray Transients Fast-X-ray Transients SN 2023zkd GRB Progenitors Tycho Supernova Mass Loss Mechanisms Black Hole Interactions Chemical Signatures Stripped-Envelope Supernovae Detection Methods Type Ien Supernova Type Ibn Supernovae AI in Astronomy Type Ibn/Icn Supernova Nucleosynthesis GRB 250314A Superkilonova James Webb Space Telescope Type Ibn Supernova Shock Waves White Dwarfs Massive-Star Explosions Observation Techniques Observational Astronomy Kilonovae Interstellar Dust Observations 30 Doradus B Gravitational Lensing Neutron Stars Supernova Formation SN 1181 Star Clusters Galactic Evolution Effects on Earth Metal-Poor Supernovae SN2020acct Light Echoes Interstellar Space Type 1a Supernovae Veil Nebula Water Formation Mass Extinction Events Cosmic Rays Gamma-Ray Detection Star Formation Cosmic Measurements

Caltech Team Flags Candidate 'Superkilonova' After August Gravitational-Wave Alert

A peer-reviewed analysis outlines a tentative supernova–kilonova sequence that requires independent confirmation.

Astronomers Report Candidate 'Superkilonova' Linked to 2025 Gravitational-Wave Alert

JWST Spots Record-Distant Supernova Tied to March Gamma-Ray Burst

Record-Long Gamma-Ray Burst and Earliest-Known Supernova Challenge Models of Cosmic Explosions

XRISM Pinpoints Chlorine and Potassium Surplus in Cassiopeia A, Challenging Supernova Models

VLT Captures Olive-Shaped Shock Breakout From Nearby Supernova

Astronomers Capture a Supernova’s Olive-Shaped Shock Breakout Within a Day

Astronomers Unveil Largest Low-Frequency Radio Color Map of the Milky Way

JWST Identifies Dust-Hidden Red Supergiant as Progenitor of Supernova SN2025pht

Astronomers Report Most Metal-Poor Star Yet From the Large Magellanic Cloud

VLT Spectra Reveal Gas Ring Around V Sagittae, Hinting at Likely Nova in Coming Years

Simulations Link Hypervelocity White Dwarfs to Double-Detonation Hybrid White Dwarf Mergers

Nature Study Reveals Rare Supernova That Exposed a Star’s Inner Layers

Astronomers Identify Ultra-Stripped Supernova, Propose New ‘Type Ien’

Black Hole-Star Encounter Likely Sparked Rare Double-Peaked Supernova

Black Hole–Star Encounter Likely Spawned SN 2023zkd, Study Finds

ALMA Reveals 1.4-Light-Year Bubble Around Supergiant DFK 52

Trapped Jets in Massive Stars Revealed as Source of Fast X-Ray Transients

Astronomers Capture First Visual Proof of Double-Detonation in Type Ia Supernova Remnant

Astronomers Discover Mysterious Perfectly Spherical Object in Deep Space