A research team in Japan has created a groundbreaking Milky Way simulation that follows more than 100 billion stars with a level of detail that was once thought impossible.

Reproducing the Milky Way star by star posed a major challenge for scientists, due to computational limitations imposed by ...

a spiral galaxy with a bright point of light at the end of one of its arms A new supernova recently discovered in the Pinwheel Galaxy continues to put on a show for astronomers. The supernova, called ...

Astronomers have confirmed the presence of a new light in the night sky, thanks to a supernova explosion in the nearby Pinwheel Galaxy. While the burst of light is brighter than just about anything ...

Scientists have revealed for the first time a jaw-dropping early view of an exploding supernova. Observations with the ...

A star met a gruesome end, resulting in a stunning photo. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new image from the European Southern ...

Don’t be fooled by this peaceful image of spiral galaxy UGC 11105. Just a few years ago, it was the site of a tremendous cataclysm. In 2019, astronomers saw a sudden light bloom in the spiral galaxy, ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Stargazers, rejoice: There's a new supernova in the night sky. Though not visible with the naked eye, the supernova is bright enough to see through a small telescope, according to Sky and Telescope ...

The eyes of the astronomy community are firmly on one event this week: The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the brand-new space observatory from NASA, the European Space Agency, and the ...

Students and staff at UCL’s teaching observatory, the University of London Observatory, have spotted one of the closest supernovae to Earth in recent decades. At 19:20 GMT on 21 January, a team of ...