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

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Using Georgia State’s CHARA Array, an international team of scientists has uncovered unexpected complexity in how stars ...

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

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

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

Cosmic “touchdown airbursts” — explosions of comets or asteroids above Earth’s surface — may be far more common and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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