Right now, an extraordinary and rare event is happening in the southern sky: two novae, or stellar explosions, can be seen ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

For the last year or so, astronomers and sky lovers have been waiting for the explosion of T Coronae Borealis. The system is ...

The nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...

Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing ...

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.

Citizen scientists working with the Kilonova Project made their first confirmed discovery of a rare exploding star, enabling ...

The T Coronae Borealis nova will soon burst into life above our heads for the first time in 78 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

This particular nova is rare, say experts, occurring once every 80 years or so, meaning skywatchers will likely have a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity to see it. Here's what we know about T ...

Chile's ALMA observatory, which houses some of the world's most powerful telescopes, has captured its most detailed images to ...

Astronomers have identified a new kind of cosmic explosion extreme nuclear transients so powerful they outshine typical ...