Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented ...

For the first time, astronomers have captured clear, detailed images of two stars explosions just days after their eruption.

A joint effort between two of the world’s largest neutrino experiments has brought scientists closer to understanding how the universe survived its violent beginnings. The findings could reveal why ...

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A study of the X-rays emitted in the aftermath of a recent nova explosion is set to improve astronomers’ sketchy understanding of these violent but frequent events. Margarita Hernanz and Glòria Sala ...

The Universe should not exist. At least, not according to simple physics. After the Big Bang, equal parts matter and ...

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Antineutrino search: the NOvA detector in northern Minnesota. (Courtesy: Fermilab/Reidar Hahn) The best evidence yet that muon antineutrinos can change into electron antineutrinos has been found by ...

The beam is off, but high energy physics research is very much on at one of the world’s premier particle physics labs. The requirements of social distancing have prompted scientists at the U.S.