A rare gravitationally lensed supernova could help astronomers determine how fast the universe is expanding and shed light on dark energy. Astronomers may be closer to understanding one of the ...

The Karoo Origins Fossil Centre in Graaff-Reinet showcases ancient life, highlighting Professor Bruce Rubidge’s passionate journey from childhood fossil discoveries to a world-class palaeontological ...

The critically endangered sea turtle is now being treated at a Texas rehab hospital.

A routine traffic stop in western Wisconsin spiraled into a bizarre chain of events that ended with a woman allegedly fleeing police, crashing into a mailbox, breaking into a stranger’s home and ...

A disturbing discovery off an island in the country’s south has left locals baffled, with a series of photos revealing dozens of dead animals mysteriously floating in the sea. The images were taken ...

Hidden within the forests of Charlestown State Park in Charlestown, Indiana, lies a secret that most people drive right past ...

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

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A new study explains how some supernovas are particularly dazzling—the glow from a magnetic, spinning ball of neutrons called a magnetar. An assist from Einstein is what settled the case ...