In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last ...

"Our study provides a new direction to understand the whole evolutionary history of massive stars toward the formation of black hole binaries." ...

Astronomers have captured the first radio waves ever detected from a rare class of exploding star, a discovery that has given ...

The signals provide astronomers with a look into the life, and death, of a massive star exploding into a supernova.

For about three years now, scientists have been anticipating a nova explosion. Specifically, the explosion of the binary star ...

On April 10, 2024, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected first light from an explosion of a massive star with roughly 12 to 15 times the sun’s mass. Just 26 hours later, ...

An extremely early Type II supernova explosion, named after the Titan goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, occurred just 1 ...

Solar storms are eruptions that release some of the energy stored in the sun's strong magnetic field. These can create ...

T Coronae Borealis, a star system 3,000 light-years away, is expected to erupt as a nova in June 2026, briefly becoming ...

The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if a nearby supernova exploded close to Earth, revealing radiation ...

Astronomers have captured the first radio signals from a rare supernova, revealing intense activity in a star’s final years before it exploded.