The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is ...

Researchers conducted the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova and found it is one of the ...

New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

Scientists have made a stunning discovery of oxygen in the most distant galaxy known, raising questions about how galaxies ...

A picturesque galaxy 40 million light-years away, NGC 5530 dazzles with its patchy spiral arms in the constellation Lupus.

Researchers conducted the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova and they found it is one of ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

Astronomers have used near-infrared light to explore the extreme forces behind the eruption of LMC68, a recurrent nova in the ...

The most dangerous parts of a supernova explosion are the outputs like X-rays and gamma rays. Even though they only share a ...

"I was astonished by the unexpected results because they opened a new view on the first phases of galaxy evolution." ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...