Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks ...

Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed the explosive ...

The first confirmed sighting of a giant explosion on a nearby star has been spotted by astronomers. They observed an ...

For years, astronomers talked about coronal mass ejections on other stars almost like ghost stories. You hear signs, hints and clues, but never the thing itself. Our own Sun throws these storms often.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy that’s not only exceptionally powerful, but also long-lasting. Telescopes on Earth and in space — ...