New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...

Astronomers uncover the first direct evidence for how some white dwarf stars explode, confirming the long-debated ...

The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to ...

The shattered star at the center was once a white dwarf, a stellar ember no larger than Earth, yet almost as heavy as the Sun ...

This is the first evidence for a white dwarf exploding not once, but twice. The discovery could shed new light on how some ...

European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope took photos a rare supernova roughly 300 years after it happened ...

This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5. These are the expanding ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first exoplanet, astronomers said on Wednesday, capturing rare direct ...

The galactic masterpiece combines over 100 exposures to reveal previously unseen features of stars in formation. The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making ...

The James Webb telescope has captured some seriously cool direct images of a planet beyond our solar system. This is the ...

Located 1.1 million light years from Earth, the vast Sculptor Galaxy contains around 500 nebulae, or star-forming regions ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed image of a galaxy of its kind ever seen. The “incredibly detailed” picture shows ...