A strange "chirping" signal from a distant supernova has revealed the birth of a magnetar, confirming that these incredibly magnetic neutron stars can power the universe's brightest stellar explosions ...

Over the next decade, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will scan each section of the sky about 800 times, building a record of ...

The Einstein Probe satellite recorded a violent X-ray flare on 2 July 2025, catching what researchers now describe as a white ...

For the first time, astronomers have discovered stellar cocoons rich in complex organic molecules within a supernova remnant.

When some stars die, they do not do so alone, potentially solving a long-standing mystery around a particular class of cosmic ...

A supernova remnant is supposed to be a rough neighborhood for a newborn star. Shock waves rip through space at thousands of ...

GRB 250314A is an ancient cosmic cataclysm caught by JWST's keen infrared eye. And it appears a lot like those that happen ...

When massive stars die, they unleash some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Yet not all supernovae are created ...

A black hole shredded a massive star in a record-breaking explosion, but what astronomers discovered afterward may be even ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun an epic decade-long mission to create "the greatest cosmic movie ever made." Here's what to know.