Unlike our Sun, which is a relatively low mass star and which will gradually fade before expanding into a red giant at the end of its life, larger mass stars undergo extreme explosive events when they ...

This analysis confirms the existence of a jet emerging from the nucleus of the star, producing the GRB, and adds a new component to the picture During the early phases, the jet interacts with the ...

The star SMSS J200322.54-114203.3 (centre, with crosshairs) in the south-eastern corner of the constellation Aquila is thought to have formed from the remnants of a short-lived, even more ancient star ...

If there’s one thing massive stars love doing toward the ends (and climaxes) of their lives, it’s exploding outward against the force of gravity in a KABLAM! so huge it outshines its host galaxy. But ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have detected an extremely unusual star that they believe is a stellar fossil, or ...

A bizarre star may have its origins in one of the most energetic events in the cosmos. Astronomers have found that a star with a very unusual composition may have formed in the wake of a new type of ...

The end of a star's life can occur in a tranquil manner in the case of low mass stars, such as the Sun. This is not the case, however, for very massive stars, which suffer such extreme explosive ...