Supernovae, these gigantic stellar explosions, release a phenomenal amount of energy. This energy travels through space, capable of reaching planets located thousands of light-years away.

Betelgeuse dimmed dramatically, prompting theories of an impending supernova. Instead, astronomers uncovered an even stranger ...

The nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.

Nearly 400 years ago, Galileo looked at the Pleiades star cluster through his telescope and noticed that the seven or so ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will find the slender form of the crescent moon roughly 20 degrees above the western horizon right at ...

A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...