"The diversity of ways that white dwarf stars can blow up is much greater than previously expected." There are a lot of ways ...

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

Type Ia supernovae have long served as essential tools in cosmology, acting as cosmic beacons that help astronomers measure ...

Our universe does host life, but it’s not the most optimal universe for life. Published in 1962 by American astronomer Frank ...

Around 13.7 billion years ago, something collapsed. It fell outward into the nothingness that stretched in every direction, ...

A stunning new discovery reveals that white dwarf stars — once thought to explode in predictable ways — actually detonate through an astonishing variety of mechanisms. From star cannibalism to violent ...

Its swirling spiral arms display a high rate of star formation and host six detected supernovae. This image was captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the ...

Levi is the director for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, DESI, which produced the new map. The instrument consists of 5,000 tiny robots attached to a telescope in Arizona that collects ...