It was the brightest supernova in nearly 400 years when it lit the skies of the southern hemisphere in February…
Astronomers have spotted the remnant of a rare type of supernova explosion. It's called a Type Iax supernova, and it's…
Our galaxy hosts supernovae explosions a few times every century, and yet it's been hundreds of years since the last…
In the last year, Betelgeuse has experienced two episodes of dimming. Normally, it's one of the ten brightest stars in…
In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has had to run the gauntlet. Numerous catastrophes have imperilled the planet, from…
It's kind of hard to see inside a star as it's blowing up, because of the whole "blowing up" part,…
An Ancient Voyage Earth is on a journey… While our planet orbits the Sun each year - a billion kilometers…
If you’re a Star Trek fan, you may think the above image portrays the "Nexus" from the movie Star Trek:…
The gas and dust cast off by a supernova explosion keeps moving at a high speed for centuries.
The last supernova in history will be the final burst of light in a cold, dark, and dead cosmos.