A tremendously large cloud that blocked the light from a distant star has been found to consist of swirling winds of ...

From planet-scorching stellar outbursts to cataclysms so powerful they shiver the very fabric of spacetime, these are some of the biggest blasts our cosmos has to offer ...

"Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger." ...

American Museum of Natural History Astronomer Dr. Jackie Faherty joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about ...

Scientists believe Europa's seafloor is likely tectonically quiet, without active volcanoes or hot water plumes. These findings contrast with the long-held theory that Europa is a promising location ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update: The Wichita Police Department confirmed that two men suffered injuries on Friday in a pair of incidents involving explosives. In the first incident reported a little ...

Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, chaotic clouds of debris shaped like cauliflowers. But supernova remnant Pa 30 ...

Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat ...

It’s prime time for gazing at the largest planet in the solar system. On Jan. 10, Jupiter will be extremely bright and easy to find in the night sky. That’s because the gas giant will be in opposition ...

BRISTOL, Pa. (WPVI) -- A 71-year-old woman who is blind is recovering from severe injuries after an explosion last week at Bristol Health and Rehab Center that killed two people and injured 20 others.

MURDOCK, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was found dead after an explosion near Murdock Saturday morning. A release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to reports of a house ...

SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed as a “super-Jupiter” has substantial differences from our solar system’s ...