Gold, uranium, and other heavy elements on Earth did not form here. They were born in the violent deaths of massive stars and ...

A research team has investigated long-term X-ray variability in the neutron star NGC 7793 P13, an object thought to be driven by supercritical accretion, where an extraordinary amount of gas falls ...

Astronomers tracked a decade of dramatic changes in P13, a neutron star undergoing supercritical accretion. Its X-ray luminosity rose and fell by factors of hundreds while its rotation rate ...

iPTF14hls is a star that refuses to follow the rules. Discovered in September 2014, it was supposed to be a typical supernova -explode once, dim in about 100 days, leave behind a neutron star or black ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A double blast of dying stars may be the first observed case of a ...

"We do not know with certainty that we found a superkilonova, but the event nevertheless is eye-opening." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Voice actor and comedian Jeff Garcia has died. He was 50 years old. Garcis was most well-known for playing Sheen in both the "Jimmy Neutron" television show and movie. He also played Sheen on his own ...

Jeff Garcia, who was best known as the voice of Sheen in the hit Nickelodeon cartoon “Jimmy Neutron,” has died at age 50. The actor’s son, Jojo Garcia, revealed the tragic news on social media on ...

"The sheer amount of radiated energy from these bursts is so large that you can't power them with a core collapse stellar explosion — or any other type of normal stellar explosion." When you purchase ...

Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may ...

What can imaging supernovae (plural for supernova) explosions teach astronomers about their behavior and physical characteristics? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to ...

Astrophysicists have achieved an eye-opening leap in understanding stellar death, capturing unprecedented, detailed images of two exploding stars that demonstrate these blasts are far more complicated ...