Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. Now, astronomers have finally spotted it as it happened.
The standard model for how galaxies formed in the early universe predicted that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) would see dim signals from small, primitive galaxies. But data are not confirming ...
Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...
The results of our study provide the first solid evidence that globular clusters formed through multiple star-formation ...
"Very little is known about what causes the formation of magnetars," researcher Kritti Sharma said. "Our work helps to answer this question." ...
The outward force from its fusion can no longer counteract the star's powerful gravity, and the star collapses in on itself.
Legendary Star Lacks Evidence for Large Planet Construction Ever since the dawn of human consciousness, skywatchers have been ...
A piece of outer space history is coming to Davenport! The Putnam Museum and Science Center is hosting NASA's traveling ...
This is not carelessness, but the possible discovery of a rare stellar event in the Andromeda galaxy. A red supergiant star ...
Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...