A brief X-ray flash caught by a Chinese-European space telescope has led astronomers to identify what may be an entirely new ...
A supernova - the explosive death of a star - is always violent, blasting material into space while typically leaving behind ...
A space explosion detected this summer burned for days on end, making it the longest and most unusual gamma-ray burst ever seen. Gamma-ray bursts are the universe’s most powerful explosions. They ...
Astronomers believe they may have observed a “dirty fireball” star explosion for the first time. This potential discovery was ...