A star system in our own galactic neighborhood is poised to put on a show so bright it could briefly rival the planets and even shine in daytime skies. Astronomers are watching for a sudden eruption ...
Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a before-and-after image of a star exploding brightly. With the images one year apart, the contrast shows how bright a supernova is, and how that ...
Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing astronomers to identify the exploding cataclysmic variable GOTO0650 within ...