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

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

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

"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 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 ...

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 ...

Engineers intentionally blew up a full-scale prototype of an inflatable space module that could be used in future missions. Watch the big bang unfold here. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

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 ...

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