Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented ...

Humanity, through the arm of NASA and John Hopkins University scientists, engineers, and support staff, has achieved a stellar accomplishment: “touching” our Sun by means of a specially designed ...

During June, bright Mars and brilliant Venus are the prominent celestial beacons in Earth’s western skies after sunset. Wandering through the constellation Cancer the Crab, Mars was captured near the ...

Scientists replicate the physics of a stellar jet in laboratory Astronomers will tell you that among the most beautiful structures observed in the Universe are the intricate jets of matter speeding ...

Neutron stars, the remnants of massive stars after a supernova, are among the densest and most fascinating objects in the universe. Recent discoveries have indicated that some neutron stars are ...

New technology is helping astronomers open new windows into novae, stellar explosions that can act as 'laboratories for ...

A University of California scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory working with astronomers from around the world recently validated a computer model that predicts the rebirth and stellar burning ...