A massive star may have burst, leaving behind two dense, dead cores, which then collided and caused another explosion ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have contributed to new insights into the most long-lived cosmic explosion ever recorded. The event was a gamma-ray burst that remained ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

The Nature of Light at the Paine Art Center and Gardens opened with an explosion of light on Friday, Aug. 1. This second presentation features twice the number of lights, more than a dozen new ...

In the beginning, there was nothing. Then bang. Our Universe emerged in an explosion of light and energy. Current theories say that it all began 13.7 billion years ago. Or did it? Let's shed some ...