A bizarre star may have its origins in one of the most energetic events in the cosmos. Astronomers have found that a star with a very unusual composition may have formed in the wake of a new type of ...

The peculiar elemental makeup of one star in the Milky Way could be due to a massive type of stellar collapse in the early universe, a team of astronomers announced today. The finding could help ...

Yong et al. looked at one particular star in the Milky Way, SMSS J200322.54-114203.3, for evidence of the hypernova. (The star is in the crosshairs in the image above.) The astronomers pinpointed the ...

Violent explosions of massive, magnetized stars may forge most of the universe’s heavy elements, such as silver and uranium. The ancient star’s elements aren’t from the remnants of a neutron star ...

The catastrophic blast was 10 times stronger and brighter than a typical supernova. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists ...

This analysis confirms the existence of a jet emerging from the nucleus of the star, producing the GRB, and adds a new component to the picture During the early phases, the jet interacts with the ...

A very bright burst of gamma-rays was observed on March 29, 2003 by NASA's High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE-II), in a sky region within the constellation Leo. Within 90 min, a new, very bright ...

If there’s one thing massive stars love doing toward the ends (and climaxes) of their lives, it’s exploding outward against the force of gravity in a KABLAM! so huge it outshines its host galaxy. But ...