Kilonova explosions from neutron star collisions may damage atmospheres and threaten life if nearby, according to a new study ...

Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing ...

Astronomers have long predicted that two orbiting white dwarfs are the cause of most type 1a supernova explosions. While the ...

The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket didn't last long on Sunday, Ars reports. The booster's nine engines switched off as the rocket cartwheeled upside-down and fell a short distance ...

At a famous 1950 lunch among physicists, Enrico Fermi wondered, "Where are all the aliens?" How far have we come toward ...

A spacecraft traveling at one-tenth of the speed of light could shave the trip down to a quick 40 years. Future engineers could use nuclear power to achieve that, says Scott Bailey, an engineer at ...

The SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY is a part of the Smithsonian Institution which, in conjunction with the Harvard ...

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New approach could aid “multimessenger” astronomy by quickly locating sources of gravitational waves emitted during these ...

Collision of Two Neutron Stars Billions of Years Ago Made Enough Gold and Uranium To Fill Earth's Oceans, Says Study Billions ...

Do we inhabit a cosmic wasteland teeming with remnants of massive stellar explosions? Recent research proposes that approximately 10 million years ago, Earth and its Moon were bombarded by debris from ...

Some people in town today for the Yakima River Canyon Marathon may have been looking for a little running inspiration.