The discovery of a newborn magnetar inside a distant supernova helps explain why some stellar explosions shine far brighter ...

A new study explains how some supernovae are particularly dazzling—the glow from a magnetic, spinning ball of neutrons called a magnetar. An assist from Einstein is what settled the case ...

Astronomers have identified a newborn magnetar as the power source behind SN 2024afav, a superluminous supernova whose brightness far exceeded what standard explosion models could explain. The finding ...

Doja Cat has defended Chappell Roan after the pop star's now viral encounter with aggressive photographers in Paris.

For billions of years before reaching its current location, the Sun may have slowly travelled as part of a large group, or “wave,” of stars drifting out from the inner parts of the Milky Way. This ...

Astronomers working with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have produced the sharpest wide-area map of dark matter ever ...

David Gilmour’s famous black Fender Stratocaster became the highest-priced guitar in history after selling for $14. 5 million at auction.