A dozen luminous blue outbursts were thought to be unusual supernovae. A new outburst, the brightest yet, suggests it's ...

An international team of astronomers, working with researchers from University College Dublin and other institutions, has ...

An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, successfully probed the early universe. An international group of astronomers has reached a new milestone in studying the early universe.

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, ...

Astronomers report a strange cosmic blast that looked like a kilonova, then behaved like a supernova, hinting at a possible first “superkilonova” and leaving scientists debating how stars truly die.

Learn about what may be the first ever superkilonova ever observed, emitting gravitational waves that hint at the collision ...

Gravitational wave observatories have been studying black holes that are in the right range to be the source of these LFBOTs.

Astronomers announce evidence of a rare and unprecedented cosmic event that might represent a new type of violent explosions ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what appears to be a new type of supernova, as ...