For the first time, astronomers have captured stunning visual evidence of a star double-detonating itself to death.The twin ...

The LSST camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its jaw-dropping first images, each capturing 45 times the area ...

A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help ...

Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest ...

The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has unveiled the very first “mega” images of the cosmos obtained thanks to the extraordinary features and wide-field view of its LSST camera—the largest ...

Almost a thousand of the world’s top space scientists will visit Durham University next week (7 to 11 July) as we host the UK’s National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025. NAM is the flagship annual event ...

The Big Bang may mark an end—not the start—of a previous universe's aeon. Penrose's theory sees the universe as an eternal ...

A single image previously believed to explain Michael Rockefeller's disappearance has been debunked by an expert. Author Carl ...

A sweat-drenched crowd at a Wallace Wade Stadium watch party gathered to see the first images from the Vera Rubin Observatory ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has revealed its first imagery, which will be followed by more detailed observations to gain a ...

A university partnership project which has involved members of the public in identifying cosmic explosions has announced its ...