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

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside stars, far removed from the calm conditions required for life itself. The ...

It's just a matter of time before a dead star reignites in space 3,000 light years away. And you'll be able to see it with the naked eye despite the distance. Astronomers say when the explosion ...

Stars often die with a final burst of beauty. For the first time, astronomers have captured visual proof that a star can explode not once, but twice before fading forever. Using the European Southern ...

Scientists have announced that a dim star in a constellation easily visible after dark from the Northern Hemisphere may be on the verge of exploding. The binary star system, called T Corona Borealis ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

WASHINGTON — A massive exploding faraway star — the brightest supernova astronomers have ever seen — has scientists wondering whether a similar celestial fireworks show may light up the sky much ...

Scientists have for the first time peered inside a dying star as it exploded in a supernova, gaining not just unprecedented views of its layers, but more so, insight into the process of stellar ...

"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 ...