For more than a century, astronomers have known that some “new stars” flaring into view are not births at all but violent ...

The blast may have been a kilonova — a type of neutron star merger — in the wake of a more traditional supernova.

Astronomers have long struggled to capture the true nature of stellar nova explosions. However, thanks to cutting-edge techniques, a team of scientists has finally been able to observe these cosmic ...

New high-resolution images show that novae are anything but simple stellar fireworks. One exploded with multiple gas streams ...

Astronomers have obtained remarkably detailed images of two stellar explosions -- called novae -- just days after they began.

According to Nova Scotia's official website, the gift stems from the devastating Halifax explosion of 1917 when, on December 6 of that year, two ships collided in the harbor, killing nearly 2,000 ...

Venezuela accused the United States of an "extremely serious military aggression" after explosions rocked the capital Caracas ...

A double explosion, in which a dying star split, then recombined, may be a long-hypothesized but never-before-seen "superkilonova." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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Explosions boomed across Kyiv for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city in an attack that began early in the ...

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, wounding at least 11 ...