“Our analysis shows that the blast was sparked by a catastrophic encounter with a black hole companion, and is the strongest ...

Astronomers have discovered what may be a massive star exploding while trying to swallow a black hole companion, offering an ...

Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what ...

Astronomers observe a black hole triggering a rare new supernova, offering fresh insights into stellar death and extreme ...

AI helped uncover a one-of-a-kind stellar explosion, where a black hole may have triggered or destroyed its companion star. Astronomers using an AI-powered system led by UC Santa Cruz caught a rare ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, identified the earliest stages of a supernova possibly linked to a black hole.

It took place some 750 million light-years away, flaring into the detectors of the Zwicky Transient Facility on 7 July. At ...

Black holes are dark, menacing objects with gravity so intense that not even light can escape, so you don’t want to mess with ...

Not all supernovae go quietly into the cosmic night some fight to the very end. That is how Alexander Gagliano, the lead ...

Scientists have discovered a peculiar supernova that may have resulted from a star's misguided attempt to swallow a black ...

If you ever wondered what would happen if you were to throw a black hole at a star, well astronomers now have an answer: it ...

Stellar death is a complex and mysterious process — but in the case of one supernova, things were more gruesome than any ...