Astronomers have for the first time observed the birth of a magnetar, a highly magnetized, rapidly spinning neutron star, ...

Carolyn Jensen woke up in the middle of the night to discover a bottle of Ribena had mysteriously exploded leaving her kitchen looking like the scene of a bloodbath ...

The mystery of superluminous supernovae has finally been solved, as researchers have conclusively linked these cosmic phenomena to magnetars.

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Researchers say the "powerful engine" behind superluminous exploding stars had been hidden for years — until a "chirp" from the cosmos helped confirm their link.

When a $1.50 soda can cost $2.50 in sneaky tips, even math-savvy shoppers throw up their hands. Redditors are scratching their heads — and wallets — after a user in r/EndTipping revealed her grocery ...

Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar—a highly magnetized, spinning neutron star—and confirmed that it's the power source behind some of the brightest exploding stars in the ...

Rebecca shared this Times piece earlier this week, but I wanted to share it again this gift link to the article to make it more widely available, and point out a few things. It’s the kind of story ...

Engineers work slowly around a partially assembled spacecraft in a spotless lab at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in ...

For decades, astronomers have used distant supernovae as cosmic lighthouses to test fundamental physics and to measure the ...

A German town has been peppered by meteorites after a stunning "fireball" exploded in the skies over central Europe. One extraterrestrial fragment landed in a bedroom after punching a soccer ...