How can a celestial object be bright and faint at the same time? The answer hinges on its surface brightness. In the case of ...

NASA has shared 10 breathtaking images capturing the vibrant beauty of the cosmos, featuring colourful stars, glowing nebulae ...

The ancient accounts of two well-known supernovae of 1006 and 1181 AD were recorded by Arab astronomers in their observations ...

Astronomers are puzzled by a gamma ray burst, GRB 250702B, potentially caused by a star swallowing a black hole which then devoured the star from within.

NASA states It’s a protostar (a young star gathering mass from its environment) surrounded by a massive planet-forming disc.

This festive season, as we adorn ourselves with gold and silver, few realise that these precious metals were born in the ...

Scientists figured out that the universe is billions of years old — after years of reading ancient rocks and dying stars, and ...

It's great to see old astronomical observations come to light. Not only can these confirm or refute what's known about ...

Scientists figured out that the universe is billions of years old - after years of reading ancient rocks and dying stars, and ...

Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, ...

Phosphine has caused quite a stir in the astronomical world lately. That was largely due to its (still hotly debated) ...

Astronomers spot a red supergiant star hidden in dust just before it exploded, solving a long-standing mystery about missing ...