Astronomers have long struggled to capture the true nature of stellar nova explosions. However, thanks to cutting-edge ...

Using Georgia State’s CHARA Array, an international team of scientists has uncovered unexpected complexity in how stars ...

The most extreme fireworks in the universe are supposed to follow rules. Gamma-ray bursts, the brightest explosions known, are neatly sorted into categories, each tied to a familiar kind of cosmic ...

New high-resolution images show that novae are anything but simple stellar fireworks. One exploded with multiple gas streams ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have contributed to new insights into the most long-lived cosmic explosion ever recorded. The event was a gamma-ray burst that remained ...

Scientists have precisely measured two unstable atomic nuclei that play a crucial role in explosive X-ray bursts on neutron ...

Underwater electrical explosions entail the rapid vaporisation of metal conductors immersed in water through high-voltage, pulsed electrical discharges, leading to a near-instantaneous release of ...