While supernovae mark the terminal destruction of a star, novae operate on a different mechanism and can repeat. A nova ...

Astronomers watch star explode like never before – and find an entirely new way for them to die - Observations from across ...

In a bid to predict the threat to satellites from space debris, the European Space Agency is teaming up with a pair of physicists who spend their time smashing eggshells. This improbable collaboration ...

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its ...

As reported by the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, 1,800 new supernovae, including the 58 Type Ia supernovae located eight billion light years away, have been captured ...

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China successfully launched its Long March 12 rocket carrying SatNet satellites, just six days after a Long March 7A exploded during ascent. Here’s what the contrasting launches reveal about China’s ...