Astronomers have captured the first radio signals from a rare supernova, revealing intense activity in a star’s final years before it exploded.

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Staff member James Briggs presents a science demonstration during Star Wars Day on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at the DaVinci Science Center in Allentown. Maria Williams helps her daughter, Aurora, ...

Star Wars isn’t just a galaxy far, far away. It’s also a source of inspiration for scientists, engineers, and technologists right here on Earth. From droids to hyperspace travel, the franchise has ...

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While two teams have ideas about what happened to yellow supergiant M31-2014-DS1, ultimately, it remains a mystery.

SN2021yfj is a new kind of supernova, challenging our understanding of stellar evolution. Its progenitor lost its outer shells well before the supernova happened and only consisted of its ...

"Star Trek" has long had the reputation as the nerdiest of science fiction franchises, mostly because of its adherence to realism. While the technology of "Star Trek" is surely fantastical, it's ...