Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole ripping apart and devouring a star in colliding galaxies. It is only the ...

A team of astronomers led by Michael Janssen (Radboud University, The Netherlands) has trained a neural network with millions ...

A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen ...

In a new study, scientists have observed three supermassive black holes “feasting” on colossal stars, and releasing more ...

Astronomers captured the universe’s brightest, longest-lasting stellar explosions, where massive stars are torn apart by ...

Learn more about how astronomers have observed an unprecedented cosmic explosion that has the potential to transform the ...

Artist’s conception of a supermassive black hole, billions of times more massive than the sun, like those found at the centers of galaxies. The black hole’s rapid spin and powerful magnetic fields can ...

The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe—a singular moment when space, time and matter sprang ...