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

Less than two weeks later, on June 25, reports began to circulate of a second nova blossoming in the southern night sky, this time in the constellation Vela. This nova — later designated V572 Velorum ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A meteorite entering Earth’s atmosphere lit up the night sky above Detroit metro area in Michigan on Tuesday night. NASA officials have confirmed the event, which was caught on camera by NASA ...

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