A groundbreaking study in galactic archaeology proves the Sun made a treacherous journey to reach its current home in the Milky Way suburbs.

A selection of active galaxies with supermassive black holes at their centers, illustrating the variety of shapes that can result from the activity of black holes and their interaction with the ...

The final dance of a black hole and a neutron star before their ultimate merger has been revealed, according to new research.

The mystery of superluminous supernovae has finally been solved, as researchers have conclusively linked these cosmic phenomena to magnetars.

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a rapidly spinning, highly magnetized neutron star or "magnetar" for the first time. The observation of this event, triggered by the death ...

"The sun may not have arrived in a life-friendly environment purely by chance." ...

Researchers found a magnetic star core acting as a high speed engine to power a record breaking luminous supernova.

Astronomers have for the very first time watched the birth of a magnetar comprising the mass of 500,000 Earths squeezed inside a sphere measuring just 12 miles across.

Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing a star suddenly burst into a blaze of light brighter than anything nearby. A flash so bright that it briefly outshines an entire galaxy before fading ...

The findings confirm a theory first proposed 16 years ago by University of California, Berkeley theoretical astrophysicist Dan Kasen. Kasen and his colleagues hypothesized that at least some ...

Researchers say the "powerful engine" behind superluminous exploding stars had been hidden for years — until a "chirp" from the cosmos helped confirm their link.

Analysis reveals what appears to be a channel of hot, low-density plasma stretching out from our solar system toward distant ...