A colossal star met an unexpected fate when it drifted too close to a supermassive black hole 10 billion light-years away.

Nowadays, scientists armed with sophisticated telescopes witness many supernovas every year, but they have all been distant ...

It wasn’t easy, bringing the stars indoors. The first show, held in Germany in 1925, used grainy footage on a small dome, but was dizzying nonetheless. Now, a whole new future looms.

"If you were able to stand somewhat close to the white dwarf's pole, you would see a column of gas stretching 2,000 miles ...

NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope "detected none of the high-energy gamma-ray light" from a nearby supernova. NASA ...

A new study casts doubt on the universe’s accelerating expansion, suggesting dark energy might be weakening over time.

NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed that an exceptionally rare star duo in the Milky Way has a third companion — ...

Getting things into outer space is hard, and moving around while you're up there can be harder, but one company thinks it ...

The universe is full of events and elements that are still unknown. The unknowns are innumerable, but little by little some ...

The trip took place in July 2024 and took 6 days. Over that time, the flying observatory looked at two main sources: the Crab ...

A stunning new discovery reveals our solar system may be connected to distant stars by a vast interstellar “tunnel” carved by ...