"For years, the magnetar idea has felt almost like a theorist's magic trick." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have ...

NASA has released an unprecedented time-lapse video showing the evolution of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant, a cosmic relic of a massive stellar explosion. Captured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory over ...

One of the largest known stars in the cosmos is poised for catastrophe. After witnessing the massive object undergo a dramatic transformation, a team of astronomers say the star is on the verge of ...