The light did not fade the way it was supposed to. After blazing into view about a billion light-years from Earth, the ...

Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's magnetosphere is the "magic trick" behind superbright supernovas.

Astronomers have for the first time observed the birth of a magnetar, a highly magnetized, rapidly spinning neutron star, directly linked to some of the universe’s brightest exploding stars. This ...

Researchers found a magnetic star core acting as a high speed engine to power a record breaking luminous supernova.

Astronomers have discovered a strange new signal coming from an exploding star — a “chirp” that speeds up over time, similar to the signals seen when black holes collide. The unusual pattern appeared ...

The findings confirm a theory first proposed 16 years ago by University of California, Berkeley theoretical astrophysicist Dan Kasen. Kasen and his colleagues hypothesized that at least some ...

Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar—a highly magnetized, spinning neutron star—and confirmed that it's the power source behind some of the brightest exploding stars in the ...

Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.

A supernova - the explosion marking the end of a massive star's life - is one of the brightest cosmic events, usually about a billion times more luminous than the sun. But some - a small ​fraction - ...

UTICA, NY — A fiery explosion at a church in upstate New York on Feb. 17 caused "catastrophic" damage and injured five people, including the pastor and firefighters who had responded to reports of a ...

The cause of a large explosion at a Clermont County home that killed two people in November 2024 has been determined, according to the final report from the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s office. The ...

An explosion at the Abundant Life Church in Boonville injured four firefighters and the pastor. First responders were initially called to the church for reports of a gas odor. All five injured ...