Scientists reveal how two unstable nuclei trigger neutron star explosions and power intense X-ray bursts across the universe.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have contributed to new insights into the most long-lived cosmic explosion ever recorded. The event was a gamma-ray burst that remained ...

The new paper argues that, in SN 1181, the first phase of the supernova fizzled out and left behind an unusually active ...

Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, ...

China’s EAST reactor just broke a fundamental fusion limit—bringing the dream of ignition a big step closer. shutterstock.

Researchers working on China's fully superconducting Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) have experimentally ...

A real-life conspiracy theory plays a key role in the Stranger Things finale, offering new insight into Dr. Brenner’s motivations.

The science pros at TKOR push pyro limits with exploding LEGO and flammable balls experiments. Democrats raise alarm after ...

From the frenzy of calling in TRL to the lessons learned from Bill Nye the Science Guy, after-school TV was a cultural ...

Scientists have precisely measured two unstable atomic nuclei that play a crucial role in explosive X-ray bursts on neutron ...

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.