Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar—a highly magnetized, spinning neutron star—and confirmed that it's the power source behind some of the brightest exploding stars in the ...

Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers have traced a short-duration gamma-ray burst event called GRB 230906A to a faint dwarf galaxy embedded in a vast stream of ...

Eight workers at the Byron Nuclear Generating Station were hospitalized after a chemical leaked from a holding tank.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals new clues about a mysterious cosmic explosion that defies expectations. Researchers are investigating an unusual event in deep space that has left scientists ...

A rapidly brightening burst of light called AT 2024wpp, or "the Whippet", is baffling astronomers. One explanation is that it ...

The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples could upend a major theory about how these extreme pairs form. When you ...

A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy buried in a huge stream of gas. Astronomers have never seen this type of explosive event in an ...

BETHEL, Ohio (WXIX) - The cause of a large explosion at a Clermont County home that killed two people in November 2024 has been determined, according to the final report from the Ohio State Fire ...

An explosion at the Abundant Life Church in Boonville injured four firefighters and the pastor. First responders were initially called to the church for reports of a gas odor. All five injured ...

The NBA has revamped the format for the annual All-Star Game again. The league has tried to drum up some more interest from fans and players alike to create a more intriguing event. Last year, that ...

WMUR NEWS NINE AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. TONIGHT, A NASHUA FIREFIGHTER IS FINALLY HEADED HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS HURT IN THIS FIRE EARLIER THIS MONTH. WE COVERED IT EXTENSIVELY HERE ON NEWS ...