The celestial wonders of April's solar eclipse and the mesmerizing dance of last weekend's aurora borealis captivated millions, yet the cosmos has an even more elusive spectacle in store. Before the ...

Victor Buso, an amateur astronomer, skyrocketed to fame after Sept. 20, 2016, when he became the first person to photograph the initial stages of an exploding star. Focused on the NGC 613 spiral ...

The nearby star Betelgeuse is expected to explode as a supernova sometime in the cosmic near future, creating a spectacular ...

Amy Lien receives funding from the NASA Citizen Science Seed Funding Program. When faraway stars explode, they send out flashes of energy called gamma-ray bursts that are bright enough that telescopes ...