One of the most familiar stars in the night sky is also one of the most volatile, and astronomers say it is living on ...

Astronomers caught a massive star exploding 500 million light-years away almost from the moment the event began. A brief ...

A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the ...

Betelgeuse has always been something of a mystery. Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky, marking the right ...

Astronomers watch star explode like never before – and find an entirely new way for them to die - Observations from across ...

These images show the evolution of supernova SN 2026gzf, which was first detected by the Einstein Probe on 21 March 2026.

Learn more about what the first few moments of a supernova look like and the international collaboration that helped with ...

In March 2026, the Einstein Probe detected a brief flash of soft X-rays emitted from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away. The flash, dubbed EP260321a, immediately triggered a worldwide ...

Astronomers witness a star's dying breath, revealing unexpected silence and new insights into supernova events. Discover the ...

Primordial black holes may occasionally pass through white dwarf stars and trigger enormous Type Ia supernova explosions. Researchers found that these events could explain chemical patterns seen in ...

More than 70% of massive stars are born in close binary systems, where gravitational tugs and mass transfer between companions dramatically alter their evolution. Yet once the interaction ends—whether ...

Astronomers have watched the death of a star like never before, and it suggests there might be a new way for them to die.