Black holes are typically thought of as objects that only consume matter, never release it. However, some theories suggest that under extreme conditions, black holes could end their lives in dramatic ...

Since it turned on, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed dozens of mysterious red blobs in space. The so-called Little ...

A group of American high school friends discover an Aztec death whistle and, for reasons best known to them, give it a blow at a party.

DS1, collapsed into a black hole without exploding, revealing how stars die in silent “failed supernova” events.

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In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

Astronomers are used to dramatic endings. When a massive star dies, it usually explodes ...

Astronomers have witnessed a rare cosmic event: a massive star that didn’t explode in a spectacular supernova, but instead ...

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The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying star blowing up and some of its remnants collapsing to form an exceptionally dense object with gravity so ​strong not ...

"Imagine if the star Betelgeuse suddenly disappeared. Everybody would lose their minds!" The post Scientists Intrigued as ...

A massive star 2.5 million light-years away simply vanished — and astronomers now know why. Instead of exploding in a supernova, it quietly collapsed into a black hole, shedding its outer layers in a ...