Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing astronomers to identify the exploding cataclysmic variable GOTO0650 within ...

Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest images of a section of night sky to an image of the same section of space ...

A star system in our own galactic neighborhood is poised to put on a show so bright it could briefly rival the planets and even shine in daytime skies. Astronomers are watching for a sudden eruption ...

A naked-eye supernova is one of the rarest sky events humans can witness — a star suddenly exploding so brightly it becomes visible without a telescope. The scary part is: we won’t get a calendar ...