A stunning Hubble image showcases a spiral galaxy seemingly intertwined with a nearby star—but looks can be deceiving! This ...

Astronomers have detected mysterious X-ray signals coming from a nearby white dwarf star for more than 40 years. We may now ...

A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.

About 2.5 million years ago, the viruses infecting fish in Lake Tanganyika underwent a mysterious explosion in diversity. It ...

If a star explodes in space and no one is around to see it ... (NASA) The latter spike, they found, was likely the result of a supernova explosion nearby between 2 million and 3 million years ago, ...

A supernova explosion about 2.5 million years ago sent cosmic rays to Earth. Around that time, virus diversity in Lake ...

Sometimes deep space can seem like a cold, uncaring place fully removed from the dramas unfolding on the planet Earth.

The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, ...

The universe is a vast and unpredictable place full of wonders and dangers that stir the human imagination. Among these ...

A breakthrough simulation reveals how magnetars form and evolve, solving a key mystery about their magnetic origins.

Explosions in the sky and explosions on land are literally worlds apart. A supernova and a land mine explosion don't seem ...