Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest ...

A cataclysmic variable star isn’t technically a single object. Instead, it’s a compact binary system composed of a white ...

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.

In an extraordinary celestial coincidence, two "new stars" —scientifically known as novae —are currently visible to the naked ...

The vocalisation of a dwarf minke whale sounds so strange and resonant it has been likened to a Star Wars lightsaber.

The Owl Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula — a type of object that yields glimpses of stellar death in slow motion.

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

For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard ...

The Athletic was granted rare behind-the-scenes access as Newcastle United filmed the advert for one of next season's new ...

Could the Universe have been born inside a black hole? This question, raised by a team of scientists, challenges the Big Bang ...