Based on the new model, the first of these white dwarf explosions isn’t due for at least 10 1100 years. That’s a 1 followed by 1,100 zeros—a number so big that we don’t have a name for it.

Any day now, a massive stellar blast could light up the night sky so brightly, you won't even need a telescope to see it. Sound familiar? In case you're wondering, yes, this is the same so-called ...

The cosmic microwave background, the afterglow light pattern emitted when the universe was only 380,000 years old, could only have the properties it does thanks to dark matter. ... Dark explosions.

If astronomers could catch bursts of gamma rays from supernova explosions that create neutron stars near the Milky Way, the mystery of dark matter could be wrapped up in 10 seconds.

Is a nova explosion about to light up the night sky? What to know about T Coronae Borealis A star so bright you'll be able to see it in the night sky: Excitement has been building for T Coronae ...

Astronomers have turned to deep learning to simulate cosmic explosions that occur when massive stars die, in order to improve their understanding of galactic formation and evolution. More accurate ...

If astronomers could catch bursts of gamma rays from supernova explosions that create neutron stars near the Milky Way, the mystery of dark matter could be wrapped up in 10 seconds.

If astronomers could catch bursts of gamma rays from the supernova explosions that create neutron stars near the Milky Way, the mystery of dark matter could be wrapped up in 10 seconds.