Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. Now, astronomers have finally spotted it as it ...

Stars in binaries with black holes usually suffer gruesome fates, but two systems discovered by Gaia hint at a survival ...

Black holes have long captivated scientists and the public, embodying the mysteries of the universe. These celestial ...

NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential ...

"There are trillions of stars in the universe, and about every second, one of them explodes." ...

Related: James Webb telescope sees 'birth' of 3 of the universe's earliest galaxies in world-1st observations For stars that are eight times or more the mass of our sun, the outer layers rebound off ...

Peculiar James Webb Space Telescope observations seem to show gargantuan black holes in the earliest moments of the universe.

For stars that are eight times or more the mass of our sun, the outer layers rebound off the iron core, leading to a gigantic explosion called a supernova and leaving behind a black hole or a ...

Above the limit, dying stars can become neutron stars or black holes. But before they do, these heavyweights will explode in a supernova. Supernovae are divided into two basic physical types ...

Black holes are points in space that are so dense ... In the stellar remnants of a supernova, however, there are no longer forces to oppose that gravity, so the star core begins to collapse ...

Discover the explosive end of a star's life—supernovas. Learn what causes these cosmic events and their impact with ...

India’s X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) has been launched to study black holes and other high-energy cosmic phenomena.