"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of ...

This cosmic dance not only makes the system burn with unusual brilliance but also creates a massive gas halo, signaling its turbulent and doomed future. Scientists believe this frenzied interaction ...

After spotting the explosion while looking at something else, the astronomers realized they had inadvertently captured the entire nova process. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

A hypernova releases more energy in seconds than our sun will in its entire life. Learn how these titanic stellar events ...

"This event quite literally looks like nothing anyone has ever seen before." Astronomers have used a new type of extreme supernova in which a massive star was stripped right "down to the bone" to ...

Dr. Gregory Feiden, a University of North Georgia (UNG) professor of astronomy, and his research group have spent the past few years trying to understand stars and how they spin. Their efforts ...

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