Several telescopes used to observe the supernova SN Zwicky which was magnified nearly 25 times by a foreground galaxy acting ...

In 1181 AD, a bright "guest star" was observed to linger in the sky for around six months. Nearly 850 years later, the likely ...

A s the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to peer into the origins of our universe, it’s delivering a steady stream ...

A study of supernova remnant SNR 0519-69.0 using the Chandra X-ray telescope, Hubble and more has narrowed down its age to ...

Researchers found evidence that a companion star may be influencing Betelgeuse, explaining why the star’s brightness changes ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky and a familiar landmark in the constellation Orion. It has also ...

"Supernova explosions and the elements they hurl into space are the lifeblood of new stars and planets," said Brian Williams ...

A black hole has shredded a massive star like it was "preparing a snack for lunch," according to a team of scientists at the ...

For decades, astronomers have tracked changes in its brightness and surface features in hopes of figuring out why the star ...

PD Dr Philipp Girichidis at Heidelberg University’s Centre for Astronomy provide insights into our place in the Milky Way and ...

Astronomers have confirmed that Betelgeuse has a close companion star, identified through a repeating wake of gas in its atmosphere, offering new insight into how massive stars change and lose materia ...

Learn how Betelgeuse's atmosphere has been altered by its companion star, which has left behind a trail of expanding gas.