As the great detective said, "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the ...

Scientists have found a trio of stars dancing a high-speed cosmic do-si-do. In fact, the stars' tempo is so rapid, ...

When it does take place, the outburst will be brief but it will appear as a new star in the sky for a little less than a week ...

A rare nova explosion from T Coronae Borealis may be visible next week! Learn when and how to see this once-in-80-years celestial event in the night sky.

For the first time, scientists have directly measured a weak r-process reaction using a radioactive ion beam, shedding light ...

Scientists say the star system in the constellation Corona Borealis explodes every 80 years or so. Astronomers say it could erupt again on March 27, according to a paper published by the American ...

A new study reveals that supernova explosions may have caused two mass extinctions on Earth 372 million and 445 million years ...

The universe is ballooning outward at an ever-faster clip under the power of an unknown force dubbed dark energy. One of the major goals for NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Exploding white dwarfs observed by the Palomar 48 inch telescope at the Palomar Observatory ...

A nearby exploding star is poised to illuminate the night sky, potentially outshining even the North Star, in what NASA describes as a "once-in-a-lifetime" spectacle expected to occur between now ...