What makes the star remarkable is its location. Siwarha appears to orbit so close that it never leaves Betelgeuse’s ...

A team of astronomers believe they've witnessed, for the first time, a star exploding in a mythical "superkilonova." ...

This artist's concepts shows a hypothesized event known as a superkilonova. A massive star explodes in a supernova (left), which generates elements like carbon and iron. In the aftermath, two neutron ...

In a zesty new discovery, scientists have unearthed a strange lemon-shaped exoplanet. It is unlike one we have seen before, ...

(Nanowerk News) When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A double blast of dying stars may be the first observed case of a ...

A newly-discovered galaxy cluster could rewrite our understanding of the cosmos, as scientists spot 'something the universe ...

Learn how Betelgeuse's atmosphere has been altered by its companion star, which has left behind a trail of expanding gas.

A newly discovered exoplanet has to take the crown for the weirdest world we've ever spotted out there in the Milky Way ...

He built the Great Mosque at Timbuktu, and Timbuktu became a very important commercial city, having caravan connections with ...

Astronomers observed a rather violent phenomenon in deep space, where a huge black hole slowly destroyed a star, treating the ...