REx reveals asteroid Bennu contains life's building blocks, shedding light on Earth's origins and the potential for extraterrestrial life.

A team of astronomers believe they've witnessed, for the first time, a star exploding in a mythical "superkilonova." ...

A surprising new theory claims Earth’s building blocks were supernova ice, not stardust. This could change everything.

A dozen luminous blue outbursts were thought to be unusual supernovae. A new outburst, the brightest yet, suggests it's ...

A research team led by Caltech may have just discovered the first-ever superkilonova, a cosmic phenomenon in which a star ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

NRAO News reports on a new study in which astronomers have detected radio signals from a rare type of stellar explosion for the first time. The discovery was made using the U.S. National Science ...

XRISM uncovered that massive stars forge far more life-essential elements than scientists ever expected. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Scientists using the XRISM X-ray satellite have ...

Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed ...