Mysterious Bright Flashes in the Night Sky Baffle Astronomers Celestial transients shine furiously and briefly. Astronomers ...

Almost a thousand years since its formation, the Crab Nebula sports complex shells of plasma, filled with tendrils, filaments ...

In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".

The beginning of winter is a great time to be taking up astronomy, with long dark nights and a multitude of bright stars on display, Nigel Henbest writes ...

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

Astronomers have spotted the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen, a cosmic explosion that lasted seven hours — and they ...

Astronomers have observed the longest-ever gamma-ray burst — a powerful, extragalactic explosion that lasted over seven hours ...

A star system in our own galactic neighborhood is poised to put on a show so bright it could briefly rival the planets and ...

The bright binary star system V Sagittae will flare up multiple times before finally going supernova within the next 100 ...

Malo died Monday night, his wife, Betty Malo, posted on his Facebook page. He had been battling cancer. The frontman of The ...

The winter sky is dominated by the constellation of Orion, halfway up from the southern horizon. Its two brightest stars - Betelgeuse and Rigel compete for your attention. Add the three stars between ...

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