Massive stars

Space The Large Magellanic Cloud may be tearing its smaller neighbor apart

Thousands of massive stars reveal opposing motions across the SMC, challenging the idea that the dwarf galaxy is rotating normally.

Space Rare x-ray flash reveals the first moments of a powerful supernova without a gamma-ray burst Joseph Shavit

Space The explosive fate of a collapsing star depends on neutrinos Joseph Shavit

Space A giant star’s sudden shift signals it might be ready to supernova Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers observe a massive star vanish and turn into a black hole Joseph Shavit