A double explosion, in which a dying star split, then recombined, may be a long-hypothesized but never-before-seen "superkilonova." ...

"The sheer amount of radiated energy from these bursts is so large that you can't power them with a core collapse stellar ...

Astronomers used major telescopes across the world to probe a cosmic explosion 8 billion light-years from the solar system.

Astronomers tracked a gamma-ray burst lasting over 7 hours, unseen in visible light, from a dusty galaxy 8 billion light-years away, challenging existing models and raising new questions for science.

Learn about what may be the first ever superkilonova ever observed, emitting gravitational waves that hint at the collision ...

A Rutgers astrophysicist is helping to solve a cosmic puzzle that has astronomers scratching their heads. The mystery centers on a powerful explosion in space that lasted far longer than anything they ...

SpaceX reportedly informed the FAA about the mishap after the agency had already activated debris response areas.

What can imaging supernovae (plural for supernova) explosions teach astronomers about their behavior and physical characteristics? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to ...

The John N. Bahcall Lecture Series Presenter: Robert Kirshner, Clowes Professor of Science, Harvard University Exploding stars halfway across the universe show that the expansion of the universe is ...

"The discovery of GOTO0650 is really the pinnacle of two years of consistent hard work from our volunteers." Astronomers have teamed up with citizen scientists to discover a brand-new exploding star ...

Following a successful year for Starship in 2024, SpaceX has endured a series of relative disappointments for the world's largest rocket in 2025. Starship's first three test flights of the year, from ...

Stuck on a slow bus in Sofia, Bulgaria, Svetoslav Alexandrov passed the time using a mobile app to compare before-and-after images taken of space. The game, part of a citizen science project, was to ...