The weird gets weirder: A fast radio burst traced to a nearby galaxy's globular cluster

The location is solved, but what's causing it?

By Phil Plait 2 months ago

How did the COW supernova get so bright so fast? A little pre-explosion gas.

A superluminous supernova lit up previously ejected material.

By Phil Plait 3 months ago

The mystery of the disappearing flash in space

Spoiler: it wasn't aliens.

By Elizabeth Rayne 3 months ago

A single object ripped out over 1,600 Fast Radio Bursts in just a few days and no one knows why

By Phil Plait 6 months ago

A magnetar is outbursting again right on schedule

By Phil Plait 9 months ago

Mysterious bursts of radio pulses prefer a galaxy's loving arms

By Phil Plait 10 months ago

Now we know just how far away a magnetar is

By Phil Plait 11 months ago

Neutron stars may be quite a bit bigger than previously thought

By Phil Plait 11 months ago

A brain-curdling magnetar superflare seen in a neighboring galaxy

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Chandra X-ray Observatory confirms newly-found baby magnetar doubles as a pulsar

By Jeff Spry 1 year ago