Aside from being the most powerful known explosions in the universe, ENTs can help astronomers learn more about monster black holes in faraway galaxies. That's because the incredible brightness of ...

Most popular science books start the universe with a single, explosive Big Bang. A new study argues something quieter but no ...

In the heart of distant galaxies, astronomers have witnessed the most violent stellar death throes ever recorded.

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions seen since the Big Bang.

A never-before-seen type of giant space explosion – the biggest bangs since the Big Bang – has been accidentally captured by ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of Extreme Nuclear Transients, slow-motion cosmic blasts brighter than 100 supernovae caused by massive stars near black holes.