Scientists believe they have finally found the trigger behind an explosive galactic phenomenon. Researchers from the Australian National University, in conjunction with international experts, have ...

A study of supernova remnant SNR 0519-69.0 using the Chandra X-ray telescope, Hubble and more has narrowed down its age to several hundred of years. The remnant is located in the "Large Magellanic ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some people are two-faced, figuratively speaking of course. The ancient Roman god Janus was two-faced, literally - with one looking forward and another backward, representing ...

Astronomers have observed a white dwarf — a highly compact Earth-sized stellar ember — that is creating a colourful shockwave as it moves through space, leaving them searching for an explanation. The ...