Astronomers have been monitoring V Sagittae for over a century, a binary system whose evolution challenges classical models.

As a 'gem' at the end of stellar evolution, a pulsar is essentially a rapidly spinning neutron star. When a massive star reaches the end of its life, it expels its outer material into the universe in ...

Today, let's talk about a monumental event happening in the universe: the strongest supernova explosion in history. This ...

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There could be a 90 percent chance that in the next decade, astronomers will spot a deep space explosion that confirms ...

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

In addition to revealing characteristics of mysterious particles called neutrinos, the massive DUNE experiment could help ...

For decades, physicists have suspected that black holes might not last forever—that at the very end of their lives, they ...

New X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra telescope reveals Cassiopeia A’s chaotic final hours, showing how dying stars collapse and explode.

A distant supernova exposed elements from a star’s core. The result reshapes ideas of how massive stars evolve. According to long-standing theory, stars are built in layers like onions, with each ...

Astronomers have uncovered the violent secret of V Sagittae, a white dwarf star consuming its companion in a spectacular ...

Physicists may soon witness a cosmic fireworks show: the explosive death of a primordial black hole. Once thought to be unimaginably rare, new research suggests there’s up to a 90% chance of catching ...