Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of the sun. These stars develop oxygen-neon-magnesium cores, which become ...

An international team of astronomers has observed the first example of a new type of supernova. The discovery, confirming a prediction made four decades ago, could lead to new insights into the life ...

Dr. Iair Arcavi, a Tel Aviv University researcher at the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, participated in a study that discovered a new type of stellar explosion – an ...

Double white dwarf (WD) binaries are important gravitational wave sources in our galaxy, and their mass is related to the type Ia supernovae, electron capture supernovae and millisecond pulsars.

It’s easy to forget that stars, just like us, have lifetimes. They’re born, they live, and eventually, they die. And for some stars, their death is dramatic, producing an explosion so powerful it can ...

Stan Woosley has been a professor in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz since 1975 and chaired the department from 1989 to 2003. UC Santa Cruz astrophysicist Stan Woosley has ...