"The most likely explanation for the dimming is a brown dwarf – an object heavier than a planet but lighter than a star – ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

A “disappearing” star in the Andromeda galaxy is the closest and best candidate for a newborn black hole that astronomers have ever seen ...

A distant star system with four super-sized gas giants has revealed a surprise. Thanks to JWST’s powerful vision, astronomers detected sulfur in their atmospheres — a chemical clue that they formed ...

An explosion occurs at a plate plant operated by Baogang United Steel in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 18, 2026. [Photo/China Youth Daily] A massive explosion at a steel plant in ...

The universe is full of spectacular sights, from aurora on Earth and Jupiter to the solar flares that cause them, to distant ...

Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star located in the constellation Orion, has emerged as one of the night sky's most watched ...

Black holes are powerful space objects that can pull in nearby stars. But how does this really happen? In this kid-friendly science explainer, learn how black holes stretch, heat and slowly “eat” ...

People who naturally stay up late may be putting their hearts under added strain as they age. A large study tracking more than 300,000 adults found that middle-aged and older night owls had poorer ...

On Feb. 1, the Snow Moon will rise alongside some of winter's brightest stars after drifting past Jupiter A nearly full moon will shine alongside Jupiter on Friday, Jan. 30, creating an easy-to-spot ...

Several people were injured on Thursday after an explosion at a Washington County plant. KDKA reported that dispatchers received a call about an explosion at the Langeloth Metallurgical Company’s ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the 25th space shuttle mission Challenger left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as millions of ...