A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...

While sifting out signatures of supernova remnants, a high-schooler stumbled upon the afterglow of a dormant black hole. It may be one of the largest ever seen.

Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever observed, JADES-GS-z14-0, shaking up our understanding of ...

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

We know that regular supernovas pose no existential threat to life on Earth in the near-term. But there are other varieties ...

Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. The discovery, reported in two separate studies, was made possible thanks to the Atacama Large ...

New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

The car-sized Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Camera that was recently installed on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ...

But it will actually be painful to look at because, unlike the full moon that is this gorgeous disk in the sky, Betelgeuse is ...

As the moon moved through the shadow of the Earth, it was also being illuminated by light from the sun — causing the moon to appear as if dipped in a deep red hue in a stunning celestial sight.

We don’t know for sure, but the answer is inextricably linked to the moment when water first materialized in the cosmos — and ...

A supernova is one of the most powerful and mysterious phenomena in the universe. It’s an event that occurs when a star ...