Some of the universe’s most extreme explosions leave behind almost no trace. The original explosion is unseen, but our ...

A newly detected X-ray transient may reveal the first direct evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole consuming a white dwarf. A newly observed cosmic outburst is giving astronomers a rare glimpse ...

One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a dramatic transformation in 2014, new research shows, and may be preparing to explode. A study led by Gonzalo Muñoz-Sanchez at the National ...

Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show how vivid auroras surge through Uranus’s tilted magnetic field ...

Astronomers tracking the giant star WOH G64, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud roughly 160,000 light-years from Earth, have detected a series of physical changes so dramatic that some researchers ...

For the first time, a much younger version of the sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble—called an "astrosphere" ...

One of the largest stars close enough for us to estimate its size, WOH G64, appears to have gone from red to yellow in 2013-14, indicating a temperature rise of about 1,000°C (1,800°F). Last year it ...

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CANBY, Ore. — Stunning new security video released on Friday shows a direct view of the roof blowing off a metal treatment facility in Canby during a massive explosion Tuesday afternoon. Debris was ...

CANBY, Ore. (KPTV) - An explosion at a manufacturing facility in Canby sent a loud “bang” through nearby neighborhoods Tuesday afternoon and prompted Level 3: Go Now! evacuation orders. The Level 3: ...

BEIJING, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Sun Art Retail Group (6808.HK), opens new tab, one of China's biggest hypermarket operators, on Wednesday said it was unable to contact CEO Li Weiping, who joined the firm ...