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Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what ...
After reviewing a massive stellar explosion, researchers believe they spotted a never-before-seen type of supernova that ...
With help from AI, astronomers have spotted a never-before-seen kind of supernova that seems to have been blowing up just as ...
Astronomers have discovered what may be a massive star exploding while trying to swallow a black hole companion, offering an ...
It took place some 750 million light-years away, flaring into the detectors of the Zwicky Transient Facility on 7 July. At ...
Black holes are dark, menacing objects with gravity so intense that not even light can escape, so you don’t want to mess with ...
"We're now entering an era where we can automatically catch these rare events as they happen, not just after the fact." ...
Scientists think a gigantic dying star tried to swallow a black hole. It didn't end well for the star, a new study says.
In the more likely scenario, a star over 30 times the mass of our Sun was orbiting a stellar-size black hole. In the year ...
Not all supernovae go quietly into the cosmic night some fight to the very end. That is how Alexander Gagliano, the lead ...
A supernova likely triggered by the destructive pull of a nearby black hole has been observed by astronomers in a spectacular ...