Astronomers have detected a rare black hole outside a galaxy’s core devouring a star in the first known offset tidal ...

The Super Rookies, also known as Supernova, are all young pirates with a bounty greater ... an object cut off, if it sounds like an explosion, it will happen). Cavendish has a white stallion named ...

Several telescopes used to observe the supernova SN Zwicky which was magnified nearly 25 times by a foreground galaxy acting as a lens . Credit: ESA/Hubble, L. Calçada ...

Another kind of supernova is called type I. That happens when two stars orbit each other. One star may start siphoning the ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new supernova remnant that showcases a remarkable circular ...

A supernova is the most powerful explosion ever witnessed by humans. NASA calls it an extremely bright, super-powerful blast of a star. Ever wondered what triggers it? One kind of supernova marks ...

T Coronae Borealis, a binary star system about 3,000 light years away, is usually far too dim to see with the naked eye.

Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the ...

Sophisticated computational models let us examine objects such as supernova remnants in extraordinary detail and from every angle.

Eventually, the pressure and heat trigger a massive thermonuclear explosion, Hounsell said, which is called a nova. What's the difference between a nova and a supernova? A supernova is the final ...