Astronomers find one of the oldest stars in the Universe
The other star we've found so far has so little iron -- a key indicator that it was forged close ...
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Astronomers say exploding stars might have forced our ancestors to walk upright
It's a wild theory -- but is it crazy enough to work?
Quasar measurements suggest the universe is expanding faster than we thought
We might need some new physics to explain how this is possible.
Exploding stars may have wiped off large ocean life 2.5 million years ago
The planet's largest shark may have been killed by a supernova.
Exotic type of supernova wrapped in a ‘cocoon’ burns fast and furiously
Not your typical stellar explosion.
Most distant supernova reveals its secrets to scientists
A cosmic record breaker.
Millenniums-old rock art in India could be humanity’s first record of a supernova
India was into astrophysics before it was cool.
‘Zombie star’ cheats death again and again, dumbfounding scientists
A unique astronomical event is leaving many scientists scratching their heads.
For the first time ever, we’ve seen a black hole being silently born — no supernova required
Why blow up when you can mass up?
Scientists may have seen a black hole being born for the first time ever
Awww, it has your....mass.
Superluminous supernovas explode twice, create some of the most powerful magnets in the universe
When a star is ready to drop the curtain, it goes out with a bang -- a supernova explosion. But ...
Ancient supernovae might have contributed to Earth mass extinction
Death from the heavens.
Supernova shockwave recorded for the very first time
Some stars go out with a bang -- a supernova explosion! Using optical images recorded by the now defunct Kepler ...
Astronomers detect biggest explosion we’ve seen
The star was observed for the first time in June, but it's still radiating massive amounts of energy, making it ...
Exploding supernova ejects enough material to seed 7,000 Earths
Everything is made of stardust - but some things are made of more stardust than others. A new study has ...
Supernova flings star out of the Milky Way – it’s the fastest moving star ever
Astronomers have discovered a star racing at a incredible pace of 2.6 million miles an hour (4.2 million kilometers an ...
Nova seen Expanding right from the Beginning for the First Time
Here's something you don't see everyday - for the first time, astronomers witnessed how a nova is formed right from ...
Supernova study might change how speed of light in vacuum is measured
Einstein's theories suggest that light can not travel faster than c, a constant equal to the speed of light in ...
Light from huge explosion 12 billion years ago reaches Earth
Intense light from a huge explosion (a gamma ray burst) that took place shortly after the birth of the Universe ...
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