Astronomers believe they've uncovered the source behind mysterious cosmic signals known as fast x-ray transients (FXTs) — and ...

Imagine looking up to find a new star - brighter than the moon - flaring into your daytime sky. That light signals a nearby supernova, which could strip our ozone and shower Earth with radiation.

The Eugene Astronomical Society is hosting a dark sky party on July 19 at Dexter State Recreation Area. This event is for ...

There’s a chance we could see a white dwarf star explosion this year. T Coronae Borealis, a binary star system and recurrent nova located roughly 3,000 light-years from Earth, is expected to erupt ...

Two international teams zoned in on a potential answer to a decades-long mystery surrounding ephemeral cosmic X-rays.

Stars often die with a final burst of beauty. For the first time, astronomers have captured visual proof that a star can ...

Betelgeuse, the red supergiant that marks Orion’s shoulder, has entered its dimmest phase in recorded history, sparking ...

A new study of a star undergoing the throes of a supernova death has revealed that bursts of X-radiation known as fast-X-ray ...

Using a combination of telescopes, including the International Gemini Observatory, funded in part by the U.S. National ...

Using a combination of telescopes, astronomers have characterized the closest supernova linked to a fast X-ray transient. The ...

Most supernovae result from the dramatic collapse of massive stars, but one important type comes from a more modest origin.

Since their first detection, powerful bursts of X-rays from distant galaxies, known as fast X-ray transients (FXTs), have mystified astronomers. FXTs ...