V Sagittae’s violent mass transfer hints at an imminent nova—and a future supernova visible from Earth. Binary star systems are fairly common in the universe, as are pairs where one star is a compact ...

Is there anything more dramatic than an exploding star? More than just extraordinarily bright, energetic events that can ...

By observing the brightness of distant dying stars, astronomers have long come to believe that the expansion of the universe ...

Betelgeuse may have competition for the most exciting star about to go nova near Earth. Astronomers have discovered the secret of a strange star system that has baffled them for years, finding it ...

This revelation means scientists might have to rethink Type II supernova models, which would result in some of these cosmic ...

Astronomers observe Type II supernova SN 2024bch behaving differently, with energy from Bowen fluorescence rather than ejecta interaction, challenging models of stellar death and high-energy neutrino ...

In 2018, a patch of sky 11 billion light-years away suddenly exploded with light. Researchers thought the galaxy looked ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A composite view of spiral galaxy NGC 1637 from the JWST and Hubble telescopes reveals the site ...

It’s easy to forget that stars, just like us, have lifetimes. They’re born, they live, and eventually, they die. And for some stars, their death is dramatic, producing an explosion so powerful it can ...

Astronomers have mapped the Milky Way in stunning radio color, revealing exploding stars, newborn stellar nurseries, and tens ...

But most of the gold on Earth isn’t in our hands; it’s deep underground. During the planet’s formation, heavy elements like gold and platinum sank toward the molten iron core. Geologists estimate that ...