The concluding farewell, inspired by music, is as refined a rage against the dying of the light as the cinema has yet offered.

NEWYORKER: Belle Toujours

For most situations, however, I prefer the more martial view that death is the ultimate enemy and I find nothing reproachable in those who rage mightily against the dying of the light.

NEWYORKER: Letting Go

The dying glow of light from the February burst provides further clues.

ECONOMIST: Astronomy

These lightshows of dying stars have been seen since ancient times, but modern astronomers use details of their light to probe the Universe's secrets.

BBC: Supernova 'Mingus' could shed light on dark energy