Astronomers recently spotted a rare type of supernova explosion that was accompanied by a massive flare of ultraviolet radiation. Untangling…
Supernovae are some of the most powerful events in the Universe. They're extremely energetic, luminous explosions that can light up…
When stars blow up, they tend to release their energy in a roughly spherical shape. But much after the initial…
It's easy to run out of superlatives and adjectives when your puny human language is trying to describe humongously-energetic events…
It’s been said that dust built the Universe. And it turns out dust may be the culprit for building up…
Astronomers have found a white dwarf that was once two white dwarfs. The pair of stars merged into one about…
According to a new study by a pair of Harvard astrophysicists, it is possible that meteors traveling close to the…
The star V Sagittae is the next candidate to explode in stellar pyrotechnics, and a team of astronomers set the…
A NASA image showcases the beauty of the NGC 5468 galaxy, which has experienced 5 supernovae in the last 20…
A new study hints at a possible fascinating twist in human evolution. Did a chain of cosmic events triggered by…