• Webb detects the farthest Type Ia supernova

    Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) found the most distant Type Ia supernovae yet detected, demonstrating JWST’s ability to study extraterrestrial processes.

  • Insight into one of the closest supernovas discovered in decades

    On January 21, 2014, astronomers around the world witnessed a supernova soon after it exploded in the Messier 82, or M82, galaxy. It is one of the closest supernovas discovered in decades. Telescopes across the globe and in space turned their at