In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last ...
The next Milky Way supernova may not surprise astronomers at all. According to a recent study available on the arXiv preprint server, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, ahead of its decade-long Legacy ...
Astronomers evaluate how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory can detect and localize the next Milky Way core-collapse supernova using neutrino alerts and optical surveys.
It is theoretically possible for a particularly massive star to collapse in on itself to form a black hole rather than ...