Nova explosions, which were thought until now to be relatively simple, are actually turning out to be very different. An ...

For more than a century, astronomers have known that some “new stars” flaring into view are not births at all but violent ...

Using Georgia State’s CHARA Array, an international team of scientists has uncovered unexpected complexity in how stars ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The bright novas V572 Velorum (left) and V462 Lupi (right) are currently visible in the southern ...

Astronomers have obtained remarkably detailed images of two stellar explosions -- called novae -- just days after they began.

Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented detail. The breakthrough provides direct evidence that these explosions are ...

New high-resolution images show that novae are anything but simple stellar fireworks. One exploded with multiple gas streams ...

The next time you use your phone, you should raise your eyes to the skies and say thanks to ... a dying star. More specifically, you should thank the explosions that happen on a class of celestial ...

An illustration of a red giant star and a white dwarf orbiting each other in a recurrent nova explosion. NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center The Southern Hemisphere skies have two “new stars” visible ...

Read full article: Why is there an abandoned missile base in this remote Florida marsh? Artist's concept of a red giant star and white dwarf orbiting one another. When the red giant moves behind the ...

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.