A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

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.

In 2023, a cosmic neutrino detector called KM3NeT spied an event so powerful that it challenged existing models of astronomy. The detection, captured in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, seemed to ...

Ohio University Chillicothe will host 'The Changing Night Sky' on March 5, featuring Michael Koop’s accessible look at our evolving universe.

A supercharged neutrino that smashed into our planet in 2023 may have been spit out by an exploding primordial black hole ...

Two ways of measuring how fast the universe is expanding disagree, a puzzle known as the Hubble tension. Tiny magnetic fields ...

Researchers suggest an ultra-energetic neutrino detected in 2023 may be debris from an exploding primordial black hole. The ...

Physicists think a 2023 particle detection marks the first exploding black hole seen. If true, it rewrites our understanding of dark matter.

"If our hypothesized dark charge is true, then we believe there could be a significant population of primordial black holes, ...

The universe produces explosions so powerful they briefly outshine entire galaxies. Events like gamma ray bursts neutron star ...

Stars don’t go quietly. When massive ones die, they tear themselves apart in explosions so bright they can outshine entire galaxies. For years, astronomers have mostly watched these deaths through ...

This weekend, much of the United States is expecting to be hit with a polar vortex with extreme cold — cold that's icy, bone-chilling and … explosive? As people prepare for these frigid temperatures, ...