Scientists got readings of cosmic waves echoing in the universe, a phenomenon that is not really possible since the sound can ...

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A Magnetar is one of the most fascinating and terrifying objects in the universe. Known as the most powerful magnet in ...

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system ...

I’ve spent much of my long life studying — and trying to understand — the history of the universe. Along the way, I have been constantly reminded that science is essentially international: Science ...

Many heavy atoms form from a supernova explosion, the remnants of which are shown in this image. NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage ...

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Sculptor—officially labeled NGC 253—is considered a starburst galaxy, one heavy with stellar action. It's located 11 million light-years away in the Southern Hemisphere's constellation Sculptor, and ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

A cataclysmic variable star was found as part of a project using two telescopes from opposite sides of the world.