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Supernovae

399 entries from June 21, 1995 to October 7, 2026. Entries that mention a supernova or a supernova remnant.

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A red explosion extending radially like a firework over a dark field of stars.

October 7, 2026

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2026 (18)

Oct 7 Supernova Remnant Pa 30
Sep 24 The Ghosts of Five Supernovas
Jul 24 RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
Jul 16 NGC 300: A Cosmic Gemstone with Stars and Gas Clouds
Jul 2 Sibling Supernova Remnants
Jun 18 Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center
Jun 11 The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant
Jun 10 The Eagle Nebula and Friends
Jun 9 Thor's Helmet
Jun 2 The Vela Supernova Remnant
May 22 The Nebulous Realm of WR 134
May 7 Supernova in a Sideways Spiral Video
Apr 17 M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind
Mar 11 CG 4: The Globule and the Galaxy
Feb 27 Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula
Feb 6 Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
Jan 19 CTB 1: The Medulla Nebula
Jan 7 Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula Supernova Remnant

2025 (15)

Dec 29 M1: The Crab Nebula
Nov 5 Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble
Oct 7 SN Encore: A Second Supernova Seen Several Times
Oct 1 NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
Sep 3 Cir X-1: Jets in the Africa Nebula
Aug 8 Dawn of the Crab
Jul 31 Supernova 2025rbs in NGC 7331
Jul 22 A Double Detonation Supernova
Jul 4 NGC 6946 and NGC 6939
Jun 9 Between Scylla and Charybdis: A Double Cosmic Discovery
Jun 2 Veil Nebula: Wisps of an Ancient Supernova
May 8 M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab
Mar 17 Thor's Helmet
Jan 17 Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
Jan 8 Supernova Remnants Big and Small

2024 (10)

Sep 18 The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant
Aug 23 Supernova Remnant CTA 1
May 31 The Nebulous Realm of WR 134
Apr 16 Filaments of the Vela Supernova Remnant
Apr 3 Unusual Nebula Pa 30
Mar 25 Sonified: The Jellyfish Nebula Supernova Remnant Video
Mar 8 The Tarantula Zone
Feb 27 Supernova Remnant Simeis 147
Feb 23 The Pencil Nebula Supernova Shock Wave
Jan 9 Thor's Helmet

2023 (13)

Dec 26 IC 443: The Jellyfish Nebula
Dec 14 Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
Nov 21 Fleming's Triangular Wisp
Nov 15 M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab
Nov 9 M1: The Crab Nebula
Oct 11 NGC 1097: Spiral Galaxy with Supernova
Aug 6 SN 1006: A Supernova Ribbon from Hubble
May 22 Supernova Discovered in Nearby Spiral Galaxy M101
May 18 WR 134 Ring Nebula
Apr 24 The Medulla Nebula Supernova Remnant
Mar 18 Wolf-Rayet 124
Mar 3 RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
Jan 15 M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble

2022 (10)

Dec 20 Thor's Helmet
Nov 29 The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant
Oct 2 Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002
Sep 16 The Tarantula Zone
Jun 27 The Gum Nebula over Snowy Mountains
Jun 22 Supernova Remnant: The Veil Nebula
May 28 RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
Apr 25 The Great Nebula in Carina
Mar 4 The Multiwavelength Crab
Jan 13 Supernova Remnant Simeis 147

2021 (12)

Dec 24 M1: The Crab Nebula
Nov 2 SN Requiem: A Supernova Seen Three Times So Far
Sep 26 The Red Square Nebula
Jul 27 Fleming's Triangular Wisp
Jul 22 NGC 7814: Little Sombrero with Supernova
Jul 20 Thor's Helmet
Jul 9 M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind
May 19 The Jellyfish and Mars
Apr 14 The Pencil Nebula Supernova Shock Wave
Apr 5 Veil Nebula: Wisps of an Exploded Star
Feb 9 Flashes of the Crab Pulsar Video
Jan 18 The Medulla Nebula Supernova Remnant

2020 (9)

Dec 10 Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant
Nov 13 The Tarantula Zone
Oct 23 Supernova in NGC 2525
Sep 28 Filaments of the Cygnus Loop
Sep 6 M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble
Jun 23 The X-Ray Sky from eROSITA
Feb 17 The Changing Surface of Fading Betelgeuse
Feb 15 Carina Nebula Close Up
Jan 1 Betelgeuse Imagined

2019 (11)

Dec 11 N63A: Supernova Remnant in Visible and X-ray
Nov 21 Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant
Oct 31 The Ghostly Veil Nebula
Sep 19 Along the Western Veil
Aug 13 Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002
Aug 4 Rumors of a Dark Universe
Aug 1 Elements in the Aftermath
Mar 7 Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula
Feb 24 The Expanding Echoes of Supernova 1987A Video
Jan 13 Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray
Jan 10 Vela Supernova Remnant Mosaic

2018 (14)

Dec 27 The Great Carina Nebula
Dec 6 Cetus Galaxies and Supernova
Nov 17 The Tarantula Nebula
Nov 2 Cygnus Shell Supernova Remnant W63
Sep 30 The Lonely Neutron Star in Supernova Remnant E0102-72.3
Sep 9 M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble
Sep 6 Along the Western Veil
May 24 The Gum Nebula Expanse
Apr 8 NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
Mar 23 Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula
Mar 17 The Crab from Space
Feb 28 NGC 613 in Dust, Stars, and a Supernova
Jan 11 RCW 114: A Dragon's Heart in Ara
Jan 4 M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab Video

2017 (12)

Nov 16 The Tarantula Nebula
Nov 10 Williamina Fleming's Triangular Wisp
Sep 29 Puppis A Supernova Remnant
Sep 23 A Conjunction of Comets
Sep 19 Veil Nebula: Wisps of an Exploded Star
Jun 13 The Great Nebula in Carina
May 25 Star Cluster, Spiral Galaxy, Supernova
May 18 Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant
May 11 The Multiwavelength Crab
May 1 Cooling Neutron Star
Mar 5 The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987A
Jan 7 Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula

2016 (12)

Nov 21 Nova over Thailand
Sep 18 Starry Night Scavenger Hunt
Jun 6 The Supernova and Cepheids of Spiral Galaxy UGC 9391
Jun 1 Tycho's Supernova Remnant Expands Video
May 27 The Great Carina Nebula
Apr 25 Supernova Remnant Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula
Mar 23 The Great Nebula in Carina
Feb 26 The Tarantula Nebula
Feb 23 A Supernova through Galaxy Dust
Feb 9 The Rise and Fall of Supernova 2015F Video
Jan 31 MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula
Jan 26 A Candidate for the Biggest Boom Yet Seen

2015 (9)

Dec 21 SN Refsdal: The First Predicted Supernova Image
Sep 17 Pickering's Triangle in the Veil
Aug 28 Puppis A Supernova Remnant
Aug 16 M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble
Aug 5 X-ray Echoes from Circinus X-1
May 31 Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe
Mar 9 Galaxy and Cluster Create Four Images of Distant Supernova
Jan 11 Cataclysmic Dawn
Jan 1 Vela Supernova Remnant

2014 (12)

Dec 3 Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula
Nov 21 M1: The Crab Nebula
Sep 12 Supernova Remnant Puppis A
Aug 16 No X-rays from SN 2014J
Jul 25 Cosmic Crab Nebula
Jul 12 SN 1006 Supernova Remnant
Jun 12 The Tarantula Zone
Jun 3 WR 104: A Pinwheel Star System
May 5 Galaxy Cluster Magnifies Distant Supernova
Apr 4 Along the Western Veil
Feb 21 The Long Jet of the Lighthouse Nebula
Jan 24 Bright Supernova in M82

2013 (11)

Nov 1 NGC 7841: The Smoke Nebula in Frustriaus
Oct 15 The Great Carina Nebula
Oct 1 Filaments of the Vela Supernova Remnant
Sep 5 M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab
Aug 8 NGC 3370: A Sharper View
Jul 4 M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind
May 29 NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
May 15 Kepler's Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
Apr 23 X-rays from Supernova Remnant SN 1006
Jan 17 Cas A: Optical and X-ray
Jan 9 The Elusive Jellyfish Nebula

2012 (11)

Dec 16 MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula
Nov 26 Wisps of the Veil Nebula
Nov 24 NGC 1365: Majestic Spiral with Supernova
Oct 9 Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant
Jun 21 WR 134 Ring Nebula
Jun 19 NuSTAR X-Ray Telescope Launched
Mar 22 M95 with Supernova
Feb 27 Shocked by Supernova 1987A
Feb 26 The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987A
Jan 27 NGC 3239 and SN 2012A
Jan 12 The Case of the Missing Supernova Companion

2011 (16)

Dec 25 M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble
Nov 10 RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
Oct 29 Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble
Oct 9 Nobels for a Strange Universe
Oct 6 M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind
Aug 26 A Young Supernova in the Nearby Pinwheel Galaxy
Jul 23 NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis
Jun 11 Supernovae in the Whirlpool
Jun 9 The Great Carina Nebula
Jun 5 Another Nearby Supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy
Apr 30 Tycho's Supernova Remnant
Mar 23 MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula
Mar 5 Cooling Neutron Star
Feb 12 Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant
Jan 25 The Rippled Red Ribbons of SNR 0509
Jan 1 Fireworks Galaxy NGC 6946

2010 (6)

Sep 16 The Veil Nebula
Sep 10 Vela Supernova Remnant
Jun 30 Fast Gas Bullet from Cosmic Blast N49
Jun 15 Starry Night Scavenger Hunt
May 15 The Elusive Jellyfish Nebula
May 1 A Pulsar's Hand

2009 (13)

Dec 1 NGC 6992: Filaments of the Veil Nebula
Nov 17 Dawn Before Nova
Nov 12 Art and Science in NGC 918
Oct 25 M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble
Sep 5 Supernova Remnant E0102-72
Aug 22 The Gum Nebula
Aug 1 SN 1006 Supernova Remnant
Jul 9 Fermi's Gamma-ray Pulsars
Jun 12 SNR 0104: An Unusual Suspect
May 14 Elusive Jellyfish Nebula
Mar 29 Signals of a Strange Universe
Mar 17 Tycho's Supernova Remnant
Jan 31 Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant

2008 (12)

Dec 19 The Large Cloud of Magellan
Oct 21 A Dark Pulsar in CTA 1
Oct 12 Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble
Sep 15 SN 1006: A Supernova Ribbon from Hubble
Aug 19 NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
Jul 4 SN 1006 Supernova Remnant
Jul 1 Pickering's Triangle from Kitt Peak
Apr 26 The Tarantula Zone
Mar 6 Vela Supernova Remnant
Feb 17 M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble
Jan 18 Supernova Factory NGC 2770
Jan 15 Double Supernova Remnants DEM L316

2007 (8)

Oct 16 SN 2005ap: The Brightest Supernova Yet Found
May 10 SN 2006GY: Brightest Supernova
Apr 16 MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula
Feb 17 Supernova Remnant and Shock Wave
Feb 13 Vela Supernova Remnant in Visible Light
Jan 16 Kepler's Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
Jan 7 The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987A
Jan 1 NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

2006 (13)

Dec 24 Rumors of a Strange Universe
Oct 26 Composite Crab
Sep 28 RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
Aug 29 Supernova Remnant E0102 from Hubble
Jul 28 Four Supernova Remnants
Jul 7 Bright Galaxy M81
Jun 2 IC 443: Supernova Remnant and Neutron Star
May 19 The Gum Nebula
Apr 30 1006 AD: Supernova in the Sky
Mar 7 A Nearby Supernova in Spiral Galaxy M100
Feb 27 GRB 060218: A Mysterious Transient
Jan 25 The Expanding Light Echoes of SN 1987A
Jan 23 The LMC Galaxy in Glowing Gas

2005 (15)

Dec 26 SN 1006: Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
Dec 6 The Veil Nebula Unveiled
Dec 2 Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST
Nov 29 Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant from Palomar
Oct 25 Supernova Remnant N132D in Optical and X Rays
Sep 20 M1: The Crab Nebula from NOT
Sep 10 Supernova Survivor
Aug 13 SNR 0103-72.6: Oxygen Supply
Jul 19 A Nearby Supernova in M51
Jun 15 Cassiopeia A Light Echoes in Infrared
Jun 8 Rampaging Supernova Remnant N63A
May 14 NGC 3370: A Sharper View
Apr 21 G21.5-0.9: A Supernova's Cosmic Shell
Apr 2 Cyg X-1: Can Black Holes Form in the Dark?
Mar 24 Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant

2004 (16)

Dec 23 3C58: Pulsar Power
Nov 5 Supernova Remnant Imaged in Gamma Rays
Oct 8 Kepler's SNR from Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer
Sep 16 Microquasar in Motion
Sep 7 A Supernova in Nearby Galaxy NGC 2403
Aug 26 Cassiopeia A in a Million
Jun 1 The Supergalactic Wind from Starburst Galaxy M82
May 22 X-Rays From Tycho's Supernova Remnant
Mar 11 Henize 206: Cosmic Generations
Mar 6 N49's Cosmic Blast
Mar 2 NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
Feb 27 Rumors of a Strange Universe
Feb 20 SN1987A's Cosmic Pearls
Feb 12 Supernova Survivor
Jan 28 The Crab Nebula from CFHT
Jan 1 Structure in N63A

2003 (20)

Nov 3 Spiral Galaxy NGC 3982 Before Supernova
Sep 14 The Crab Nebula from VLT
Sep 11 NGC 3370: A Sharper View
Sep 3 Galactic Supernova Remnant IC 443
Aug 23 The Tarantula Zone
Jul 4 N49's Cosmic Blast
Jul 3 The Vela Pulsar's Dynamic Jet
Jun 12 Cyg X-1: Can Black Holes Form in the Dark?
Jun 9 The Pencil Nebula Supernova Shockwave
May 31 NGC 1818: Pick A Star
May 28 SNR 0103-72.6: Oxygen Supply
May 3 Denizen of the Tarantula Nebula
Apr 20 The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant
Apr 14 A Gamma Ray Burst – Supernova Connection
Mar 28 1006 AD: Supernova in the Sky
Mar 17 SN 1006: History's Brightest Supernova
Mar 14 DEM L71: When Small Stars Explode
Feb 4 Wisps of the Veil Nebula
Jan 18 Filaments in the Cygnus Loop
Jan 1 NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

2002 (12)

Sep 12 X-Rays From Tycho's Supernova Remnant
Aug 30 Semeis 147: Supernova Remnant
Aug 24 Cas A Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
Jul 14 The Crab Nebula from VLT
Jun 13 The Tarantula Zone
May 23 N132D and the Color of X-Rays
May 17 Gamma-Ray Burst, Supernova Bump
Apr 5 Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow: Supernova Connection
Mar 31 The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987A
Feb 28 ESO 184-G82: Supernova – Gamma Ray Burst Connection
Feb 23 Shocked by Supernova 1987A
Feb 18 A Radio Vista of Cygnus

2001 (9)

2000 (18)

Dec 24 NGC 1850: Gas Clouds and Star Clusters
Dec 15 IC443's Neutron Star
Dec 2 SN 1006: Pieces of the Cosmic Ray Puzzle
Nov 7 The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant
Aug 23 NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
Jul 29 NGC1850: Star Cluster in the LMC
Jul 11 The Crab Nebula in Blue and White
Jun 9 Vela Pulsar: Neutron Star-Ring-Jet
Jun 5 In the Heart of the Crab
May 12 X-Ray Ring Around SN1987A
Apr 26 Filaments In The Cygnus Loop
Apr 21 M82: Starburst In X-rays
Apr 14 Supernova Remnant E0102-72 from Radio to X-Ray
Mar 12 Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe
Feb 17 New Shocks For Supernova 1987A
Feb 11 XMM-Newton First Light: X-Rays From The LMC
Feb 6 The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987A
Jan 3 Cas A Supernova Remnant in X-Rays

1999 (16)

Dec 16 Supernova Remnant In M82
Dec 9 X-ray Hot Supernova Remnant in the SMC
Nov 22 The Crab Nebula from VLT
Sep 13 Supernova Remnant N132D in X-Rays
Aug 27 Chandra's First Light: Cassiopeia A
Aug 3 The Vela Supernova Remnant Expands
Jul 25 The Cygnus Loop
Jul 21 Galactic Supernova Remnant IC 443
May 15 Star Wars in NGC 664
Apr 20 Candidates for a Hypernova
Apr 13 The Case of the Missing Supernova
Apr 7 Denizen of the Tarantula Nebula
Mar 29 NGC 1850: Gas Clouds and Star Clusters
Mar 7 Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray
Feb 9 A Supernova Star-Field
Jan 18 Kitt Peak National Observatory

1998 (15)

Dec 31 The Year of Distant Supernovae
Dec 30 Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe
Nov 22 The High Energy Crab Nebula
Nov 3 Sextans A: A Seemingly Square Galaxy
Aug 8 The Cygnus Loop
Jun 18 Cosmic Rays and Supernova Dust
May 8 A Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova?
Apr 25 Supernova Remnant and Neutron Star
Apr 18 Star Wars in NGC 664
Apr 15 NGC 1818: Pick A Star
Mar 2 Rumors of a Strange Universe
Feb 17 Shocked by Supernova 1987a
Feb 11 Ultra-Fast Pulsar
Feb 8 M1: Filaments of the Crab Nebula
Jan 14 A Distant Destiny

1997 (11)

Oct 24 Moving Echoes Around SN 1987A
Oct 23 Echos of Supernova 1987A
Oct 2 Colliding Supernova Remnants
Aug 12 Sher 25: A Pending Supernova?
Aug 3 The Cygnus Loop
Jul 13 Vela Supernova Remnant in Optical
Jun 20 NGC1850: Star Cluster in the LMC
May 2 X-Rays From IC 443
Feb 25 Star Wars in NGC 664
Feb 7 M1: Filaments of the Crab Nebula
Jan 24 Supernova 1987a Fireball Resolved

1996 (13)

Nov 14 Supernova Remnant and Neutron Star
Oct 16 SN 1006: Pieces of the Cosmic Ray Puzzle
Sep 9 The High Energy Crab Nebula
Jul 26 The Cygnus Loop
Jul 5 The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987a
Jun 23 Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray
Jun 13 Vela Supernova Remnant in Optical
Jun 12 Vela Supernova Remnant in X-ray
May 14 Hubble's Constant and The Expanding Universe (II)
May 9 Supernova Remnant: Cooking Elements In The LMC
Apr 21 A Supernova in the Whirlpool
Mar 7 Rampaging Fronts of the Veil Nebula
Feb 20 ASCA X-Ray Observatory

1995 (7)

Dec 3 An X-ray Hot Supernova in M81
Nov 23 M1: Polarization of the Crab
Nov 22 M1: The Exploding Crab Nebula
Oct 27 The Tarantula and the Supernova
Jul 25 M1: The Crab Nebula
Jul 18 Cygnus Loop Supernova Shockwave
Jun 21 The Aftermath of the Great Supernova in 1987

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