Dark matter is one of the most debated and intriguing missing puzzle pieces of modern physics – a mysterious form of energy ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features the galaxy LEDA 22057, which is located about 650 million light-years away in the constellation Gemini. Like the subject of a previous ...

The mystery of dark matter could be solved in as little as 10 seconds. When the next nearby supernova goes off, any gamma-ray telescope pointing in the right direction might be treated to more than a ...

"It would be a real shame if a supernova went off tomorrow and we missed an opportunity to detect the axion – it might not come back for another 50 years." Axions were first hypothesized in the 1970s ...

Champagne Supernova NYE, 9 p.m., Hotel Herringbone, 319 S. Fourth St.; $20 in advance at eventbrite.com, $25 at the door. Hotel Herringbone welcomes the New Year with music by Suede and That Bad ...

A house in Capitola Village went up in flames Christmas morning following an apparent explosion. The fire broke out at a home behind restaurant El Toro Bravo on Monterey Avenue. “We were asleep ...

From mysterious dark matter to the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei, the past 12 months have reiterated just how strange ...

A Russian vessel, Ursa Major, sank in the Mediterranean after an explosion, leaving two crew members missing. The ship was operated by Oboronlogistika, a Russian Defence Ministry-affiliated ...

Core-collapse supernovae (massive stellar explosions) generate these low-frequency gravitational waves, offering a rare glimpse into stellar interiors. Despite their weak... Supernova explosions ...

The efforts may not be the greatest statistically but are notable. We then invite readers to vote for the Supernova, the performance that most stood out to you. Here are this week’s honorees.