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

A second nova has joined V462 Lupi in the sky, providing a brief window where both are visible at once without binoculars or ...

A n explosion in space so massive you'll be able to look up and see it in the night sky without a telescope could happen "any ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

MUSE allows astronomers to map the distribution of different chemical elements, displayed here in different colours. Calcium ...

When is the rare T Coronae Borealis nova explosion date in 2025? The star could go nova at any time in the next few months, according to the May 2025 skywatching guide produced by NASA ...

Astronomers have identified a new kind of cosmic explosion extreme nuclear transients so powerful they outshine typical supernovae by orders of magnitude and stay bright for years. Triggered when ...