Science fiction fans can now stream the must-watch 1971 adaptation of Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain on Prime Video.

The star used to be one of the brightest star in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy.

For nearly a century, astronomers have known that the universe is expanding. Most galaxies are carried outward with the flow ...

Their research was guided by a prediction from the 1970s: if a star collapses directly into a black hole, it should briefly ...

The team discovered the star by analyzing archival data from NASA’s NEOWISE mission. They used a prediction from the 1970s ...

For more than a century, astronomers have watched in astonishment as the Andromeda galaxy ignored the grand flow of cosmic ...

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DS1, collapsed into a black hole without exploding, revealing how stars die in silent “failed supernova” events.

Astronomers report a supergiant star in the Andromeda Galaxy, M31-2014-DS1, collapsed directly into a black hole without a supernova, confirming predictions of failed stellar explosions.

A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on ...

A close-up view of a prodigious number of stars in the Andromeda galaxy. Credit: NASA / ESA / B. Williams (U. of Washington) The Andromeda galaxy is a colossal marvel in our sky, hosting over 1 ...

A Hubble Space Telescope study takes a close look at the dwarf galaxies surrounding Andromeda. Credit: NASA / ESA / J. Dalcanton / B.F. Williams / L.C. Johnson / PHAT team / R. Gendler Surrounding the ...