Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.

Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed the explosive ...

Astronomers have captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive dying star.

When this shock reaches the surface, it releases an enormous burst of energy. The star brightens dramatically, becoming visible as a supernova. For a short period, astronomers can study the initial ...

SpaceX's Starship splashed down in the Indian Ocean about an hour after launch. A camera on buoy captured the fireworks.

For the first time, astronomers have detected a massive eruption — severe enough to devastate the atmosphere of a nearby ...

Star Wars found a way to reincorporate scenes that were meant to be in Episode IX (back when it was titled Duel of the Fates).

Astronomers first documented a CME in 1859, in conjunction with the widespread energy grid disruptions that later became ...

In a small blow to the search for extraterrestrial life, a nearby star shot out a strong enough coronal mass ejection to ...