Some stars have a much different end of life than previously thought. Astronomers have observed for the first time traces of a star that exploded twice. This discovery challenges current ...

Supernovae like these are very luminous and referred to as "standard candles" in astronomy. As fixed points, they are used to ...

Stars often die with a final burst of beauty. For the first time, astronomers have captured visual proof that a star can ...

Originally published to critical acclaim, ‘The Day My Brain Exploded’ recounts Rajamani’s harrowing recovery from a ...

That means returning from the moon, the Artemis astronauts will be traveling at around 0.0037% the speed of light. Assuming a ...

New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...