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An international team of astronomers, working with researchers from University College Dublin and other institutions, has ...

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, ...

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A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

When massive stars reach the end of their lives and explode in a supernova, they can leave behind huge structures in space called supernova remnants. These are often favorite targets of astronomers ...

The current generation of gravitational wave detectors could "hear" the explosive supernova collapse of dying stars over 65 million light years away. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Imagine watching a massive star that's been burning steadily for millions of years suddenly dim, fluctuate, and then vanish completely from the night sky. This isn't science fiction. It's happening ...

University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. An unusual binary star system shows that massive stars can completely ...

Supernova destroying planet, illustration. A rocky planet lies in the wake of its star, which has just gone supernova. The explosion shatters the planet. A complete census of massive stars in our part ...

Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions produced during supernovae. Scientists ...