A star system in our own galactic neighborhood is poised to put on a show so bright it could briefly rival the planets and ...

NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we know it.

This artist's concept visualizes a kilonova – an explosion that happens when two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole collide and merge. When these collisions happen, a fraction of the ...

What can an exploding star in a distant galaxy teach scientists about red supergiants? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to address as a team of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. As NASA’s premier X-ray telescope, Chandra gives us a powerful tool to investigate hot regions of the Universe, from black holes, to exploding ...