The event released a tremendous amount of energy, around 400 billion times that of the Sun, exceeding even the most powerful ...

This artist's animation shows a hypothe sized event known as a superkilonova . Initially, a massive star explodes in a supernova, which generates elements like carbon and iron. In the aftermath, two ...

Astronomers have been able to establish a direct link between supernovae and the formation of black holes and neutron stars, in one of the most intriguing cosmic events ever documented. This discovery ...

AI breakthrough helps astronomers spot cosmic events with just a handful of examples New study shows how general-purpose AI can accurately classify real changes in the night sky - such as an exploding ...

Those needing a break from the grind on the ground will want to check out an out-of-this-world National Geographic show coming to Vancouver ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spiritual rebirth is essential when we encounter a vibrant meteor shower. As we shed and burn away what no longer serves us, our ...

The coming year is packed with cosmic events, from a ‘ring of fire’ eclipse to two six-planet line-ups to several supermoons.

White dwarfs are the leftover cores of stars that died long ago, some before Earth formed. Once created, they simply cool ...

Did mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers and other Ice Age megafauna face a similar, impact-induced fate to the dinosaurs? That’s ...