In 2006 a star exploded 50 billion times brighter than our sun. New research suggests it wasn't one star, but two. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Astronomers have spotted AT2025ulz, a rare dual explosion — a supernova and a kilonova — that may be the first-ever observed ...

Astronomers have found dramatic evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled its way into the core of a companion star and caused that companion to explode as a supernova. The astronomers were ...

In September 2006 the brightest exploding star — or supernova — ever seen was spotted in a galaxy 240 million light years from Earth. Dubbed SN 2006gy, it was 100 times brighter than a typical ...