When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the ...

A double blast of dying stars may be the first observed case of a long-hypothesized, never proven “superkilonova.” Although ...

For more than a century, astronomers have known that some “new stars” flaring into view are not births at all but violent ...

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, ...

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

NOVA Wonders takes viewers on a journey to the frontiers of science, where researchers are tackling some of the biggest questions about life and the cosmos. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the ...

Marvel has some amazing A-list heroes, but they're B-listers are a cut above as well, amazing heroes who deserve more credit.

A strange, ultra-bright flash in a distant galaxy has given astronomers their strongest hint yet that a new class of stellar catastrophe exists. The event, tagged ZTF25abjmnps and also known as ...

Atlanta has a sizable list of new venues poised to open in the next two years, while favorites like Fernbank Museum and ...

Space telescopes are typically optimized either to study a small patch of the sky across many wavelengths of light or to ...

The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) has opened Space Glide, an interactive rink allowing guests to "glide through the cosmos ...

Astronauts are among the most highly trained people in the world. Most of them have advanced degrees, not to mention years of experience in highly demanding military or technical fields. Sending them ...