The noted astrophysicist will discuss understanding our place in the world and using that perspective to create meaning for ...

Tyson will visit Mershon Auditorium on March 25 to discuss “The Cosmic Perspective,” the 100th essay in his series titled "Universe.” ...

Two new stars, or nova eruptions, have been resolved in unprecedented detail by six optical telescopes operating in unison as ...

Some stars explode into a nova quickly; others can take more than a month. Scientists are only beginning to understand why.

“The fact that we can now watch stars explode and immediately see the structure of the material being blasted into space is ...

During this mega AMA, science correspondent Miles O’Brien and digital anchor and correspondent Deema Zein will interview ...

Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented ...

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

Learn how new high-resolution images of two nova eruptions offer fresh insight into how these stellar explosions release ...

For the first time, astronomers have captured clear, detailed images of two stars explosions just days after their eruption.

Astronomers have captured the most detailed close-up images ever taken of stars exploding, known as novae. These pictures ...