Astronomers have discovered a superluminous supernova drawing energy from a surrounding glowing structure, challenging current understanding of extreme events.

This Star Is About To Explode!

Scientists working with material collected from asteroid Bennu have found a sticky, gum-like organic substance never before observed in any meteorite or space sample, alongside an unexpectedly large ...

Learn about a bright blob in the central region of the Milky Way, illuminating what may be a remnant of a massive star that ...

In recent years, whenever astronomers have gazed into the night sky, they’ve noticed something peculiar: Some of its massive stars—the true titans of the cosmos—appear to be missing. The largest of ...

Artist’s conception of a magnetar surrounded by an accretion disk that is wobbling, or precessing, because of the effects of general relativity. Some models of magnetars suggest that high-speed jets ...

A recently exploded star relatively near the solar system is raining radioactive metal down on earth, according to a new study published Thursday. Specifically, researchers found the radioactive ...

A supernova is one of the most powerful events that can happen in the Universe - we are talking, after all, about a star exploding – and because of that, they have always been actively researched by ...

Astrophysicists measured the light for exploding stars called supernovae to arrive at the most precise limits yet for the universe’s composition – Copyright AFP ...

Artist’s conception of a magnetar surrounded by an accretion disk that is wobbling, or precessing, because of the effects of general relativity. Some models of magnetars suggest that high-speed jets ...