Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

A red supergiant star appears to have changed in just a few years – an astronomical blink of an eye – which suggests it may ...

The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole. If so, a ...

"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...

It may have had concentrations up to 30 times higher than the water seen floating in interstellar space within the Milky Way, ...

Astronomers discover two new supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud, providing insights into stellar explosions and their role in shaping galaxy evolution.

"The heavy elements that stars make get pushed out of their host galaxy and into the circumgalactic medium through their explosive supernova ... the limits of the Milky Way.

A stunning new discovery reveals that white dwarf stars — once thought to explode in predictable ways — actually detonate through an astonishing variety of mechanisms. From star cannibalism to violent ...

Astronomers detect signs of a massive, invisible black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which may collide with the Milky ...

Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after ...