The nova eruptions come about when a white dwarf steals too much matter from a close red giant companion.

JUICE and the Hubble Space Telescope turned their gazes towards the interstellar visitor in November.

The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), now under construction in the Chilean Andes, is set to revolutionize the field of ...

Compelling evidence that the structure of matter surrounding supermassive black holes has changed over cosmic time has been ...

There are already tens of thousands of pieces of large debris in orbit, some of which pose a threat to functional satellites.

The Geminids meteor shower is known for its dazzling display of bright and fast meteors with dozens appearing each hour.

Bloemfontein could become South Africa’s top astro-tourism spot, using clear skies, observatories and planetariums to draw ...

Tim Yaworski, known to many as “Living Sky Guy,” is bringing his 45-year-long passion for the night sky to Beaver Creek ...

Join Tri-State Astronomers Dec. 13 at Fort Frederick State Park for a free star party featuring the Geminid meteor shower and ...

Visitors look view celestial objects during a night sky viewing party at Mammoth Cave National Park. NPS Photo. MAMMOTH CAVE, ...

The Webb space telescope observed a supernova that took place when the universe was 730 million years old, setting a new ...

Some stars explode into a nova quickly while others can take more than a month. Scientists are only beginning to understand ...