Superpowers in space: super-radiation is the force behind powerful galactic superwinds 

Galactic superwinds that were thought to come from supernovas are actually driven by UV radiation.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 weeks ago

Hubble portrait of a galaxy shows it shines in stellar birth and death

NGC 4666 is gorgeous, and shows us the circle of stellar life.

By Phil Plait 3 weeks ago

The last days of a massive star before it went supernova

Hubble and TESS observations reveal the last few days of a star's life.

By Phil Plait 1 month ago

G1.9+0.3: The last galactic supernova

By Phil Plait 1 month ago

Gaping void in space was blasted there by supernovas 10 million years ago

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 months ago

The 900-year-old mystery of the missing supernova has finally been solved

By Phil Plait 2 months ago

Space warp puts a supernova on cosmic repeat

By Phil Plait 2 months ago

What is spewing weird radio signals from the middle of the galaxy?

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 months ago

So, a star may have eaten a black hole and exploded

By Phil Plait 2 months ago

What put all the radioactive stuff in our solar system? Dead, exploded stars

By Elizabeth Rayne 3 months ago