The curious minds at What If examine the catastrophic consequences and immediate physical impact of the Sun suddenly ...

Astronomers have captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive dying star. Just 26 hours after the supernova SN 2024ggi was first detected in April 2024, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) ...

An international team of scientists, led by Northwestern University astrophysicists, has detected a never-before-seen type of exploding star, or supernova, that is rich with silicon, sulfur and argon.

In late 1572, long before the invention of the telescope, sky-watchers looking up at the night sky saw something impossible: ...