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Two bright nova explosions are currently visible to the naked eye in the southern night sky. Here's how to see them.
Rare cataclysmic exploding star spotted by citizen scientists ‘I literally screamed with joy when I saw that I was going to be a co-author of the research paper.’ ...
A rare astronomical sight is unfolding in the southern sky. Two exploding stars are shining so brightly that both can be viewed with the naked eye.
Florida wraps up second consecutive Stanley Cup behind historic performance from Sam Reinhart, who scored four times in Game 6 rout of Edmonton.
Brad Marchand joins a hockey legend with his rare feat in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Texas Rangers hope their newfound offensive prowess doesn't abandon them when they clash with the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon in the second contest of a three-game interleague ...
Conor Walsh of Whittier Tech set a goal of reaching 100 goals in a season. He did this spring, becoming one of eight players in Mass. history to eclipse the mark.
A rare 'cannibal' solar eruption lit up skies worldwide with dazzling auroras as a G4 geomagnetic storm hit Earth.
Lexington city officials said they could not speak with The Star about the gas explosion that killed a 5-year-old boy and severely injured his father and sister while a federal investigation is ...
A pair of circling white dwarf stars located on our "cosmic doorstep" are doomed to explode in a rare, quadruple supernova that will shine 10 times brighter than the moon in the night sky, a new ...