A study using the NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other X-ray telescopes has revealed that "an exploded star can pose more risks to nearby planets than previously thought." The Chandra team ...

NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope "detected none of the high-energy gamma-ray light" from a nearby supernova. NASA ...

This revelation means scientists might have to rethink Type II supernova models, which would result in some of these cosmic ...

A 'prelude to a supernova' is how NASA describes this stunning new James Webb Space Telescope image of Wolf-Rayet Star WR 124. Travel 15,000 light years in this zoom-in to see the amazing look. Credit ...

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope confirmed the existence of a companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, the massive red supergiant in Orion. The finding provides insights into the ...

Joyce's nebula scene captures the expanding shell of the supernova remnant CTB 1, also known as both the Garlic Nebula and ...

Scientists now believe highly magnetised neutron stars, or magnetars, are a significant source of gold and other heavy ...

Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against ...

The most massive stars in the universe are destined to explode as brilliant supernova before collapsing into black holes. Yet ...

A new study is implying that the universe may actually be slowing down and that the culmination of the decrease in dark ...

How did the extremely massive stars (EMS) in the early universe help form the oldest star clusters? This is what a recent ...

Active galactic nucleus (AGN) black hole 10 billion light-years away, J2245+3743, made the biggest and brightest flare ever ...