In 2018, astronomers spotted a cosmic explosion unlike anything in their catalogs. Dubbed AT2018cow, or simply “the Cow,” it flared to extraordinary brightness in just a few days, burned an intense ...

The Perseus Cluster is a massive galaxy cluster located in the constellation Perseus. It is one of the largest structures in ...

When Japan’s Hitomi satellite trained its X-ray spectrometer on the Perseus Cluster in early 2016, it had just weeks to live.

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Luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs) are among the universe's brightest and fastest explosions but their origin is not completely understood. A new study takes a closer look at the galaxies ...

Astronomers report that WOH G64, one of the largest known stars, appears to have undergone a striking transformation into a ...

Astronomers have been watching the supergiant WOH G64 for decades – and it might have turned into a hypergiant and be heading ...

It turns out the "Spaceballs" sequel won't be called "Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money" after all. Mel Brooks beamed into Amazon MGM Studios' CinemaCon presentation ...

The acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will leave the agency at the end of May after a tumultuous year ...

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