Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.

A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help ...

The newly observed binary system features a cataclysmic variable star, designated GOTO0650, which is in a rarely seen late stage of its evolution. This was also the first major discovery for the ...

Jackson eventually posted the awe-inspiring footage to Facebook and he said it went viral. "People were saying, 'You're a lucky guy, that's a once-in-a-lifetime thing'," Jackson said.

A rare event will be visible in the sky sometime over the next few months - an exploding star system or “nova”. By Kendra Kent Published : Apr. 25, 2024 at 5:33 PM EDT ...

After travelling 3,000 years through the galaxy, light from an exploding star will soon appear in our night sky, in what astronomers say is a “once-in-a-lifetime” cosmic event.. First spotted ...

Western Washington residents catch meteor exploding in the sky Dr. Chris Laws from the University of Washington said it’s likely a rock, roughly the size of a baseball, possibly as large as a ...

Discovered by Australian sky-watcher John Seach on Sunday, March 15, the exploding star has been dubbed PNV J18365700-2855420. This star was not previously visible but shot up in brightness to ...

The American Meteorological Society got several reports about the bright light around 1:05 a.m. Friday morning. Several security cameras also captured it.

An exploding star has suddenly appeared in the night sky, dazzling astronomers who haven't seen a new supernova so close to our solar system in more than 20 years.