When you imagine an explosion in space, a supernova is usually what first comes to mind. But astronomers are still quite ...

When neutron stars collide, they produce an explosion that, contrary to what was believed until recently, is shaped almost like a perfect sphere. Although how this is possible is still a mystery, the ...

A pair of space zombies show that dead stars are still capable of incredible physics. Researchers found this out when they studied data from one of the most important astronomical events of the last ...

When neutron stars collide, the explosions they create are perfectly spherical, a new study finds. This contradicts previous theories surrounding the blasts, known as kilonovas, that suggest they ...

Cambridge, Mass. – A new study has revealed the true shape of the diffuse cloud of stars surrounding the disk of our galaxy. For decades, astronomers have thought that this cloud of stars — called the ...