The James Webb Space Telescope is one of the most powerful telescopes ever made by NASA till now. It continues to help us set ...

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

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

James Webb has spotted the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding just 730 million years after the Big Bang, offering ...

A dozen luminous blue outbursts were thought to be unusual supernovae. A new outburst, the brightest yet, suggests it's ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

Hubble reveals a chaotic spiral galaxy whose close encounter with a neighbor has ignited a spectacular burst of star birth.

A spectacular supermoon and the first meteor shower of the new year will soon appear in the California night sky. The ...

A black fungus thriving inside Chernobyl’s reactor could help shield astronauts from deadly space radiation. Here’s how ...

"This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we've seen in the past 50 years." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers ...

Few stars have rattled astronomers quite like Betelgeuse, the swollen red beacon in Orion that dimmed so dramatically in ...

The state-of-the-art data sonification system translates pixels of celestial objects into sounds, thereby composing melodious ...