Astrophysics

Exotic Objects, Stars

Gaia discovers its first supernova

Exotic Objects, Robotic Spaceflight, Stars

Hubble finds supernova companion star after two decades of searching

Science, Solar System

Detecting neutrinos, physicists look into the heart of the Sun

Galaxies, Stars

Best view yet of merging galaxies in distant universe

Galaxies

First LOFAR observations of the Whirlpool Galaxy

Cosmology

Dark Energy Survey kicks off second season cataloging the wonders of deep space

Exotic Objects, Stars

White dwarfs crashing into neutron stars explain loneliest supernovae

Science

Astronomers find stream of gas — 2.6 million light-years long

Exotic Objects, Stars

Hubble finds supernova star system linked to potential “zombie star”

Exotic Objects

NASA’s Fermi space telescope reveals new source of gamma rays

Stars

ALMA finds double star with weird and wild planet-forming disks

Milky Way

NASA-funded X-ray instrument settles interstellar debate