A NASA astronomer claims to have identified the Star of Bethlehem as a bright comet seen in 5BC, providing a scientific ...

A new study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, has unveiled a fascinating discovery about our solar system’s past.

An international team of astronomers has investigated a short-lived optical flare designated AT2022zod. As a result, they found evidence indicating that this flare is an unusual tidal disruption event ...

The winners were named Friday, Dec. 5, for the 11th annual Parrish Healthcare Stars of Space Coast Awards to honor “stellar work” in helping residents.

Some of the elements used by living systems are far more abundant in Cassiopeia A than we thought, hinting that some parts of our galaxy might be more suitable for life than others ...

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

Researchers from Kyoto University and Meiji University have led the quest to understand the origins of elements and the ...

Berkeley and elsewhere have performed spectroscopic and photometric study of a peculiar supernova designated SN 2021ukt, ...

It’s always glam to the max, slightly haunting, a little weird, and gorgeous,” says Chappell Roan of her iconic, ever ...

Scientists have found an "extreme" solution to the mysterious origins of critical life-supporting elements chlorine and potassium.

For years, scientists thought they understand what happens when stars explode. New earliest-ever mages of supernova events ...