Unlike supernovas, these explosions don't destroy the host star. Naked-eye visible novas are rare. V462 Lupi therefore offers a unique opportunity for amateur astronomers to observe such an event.

A "new star" is shining in the constellation Lupus thanks to an unexpected stellar explosion within the Milky Way — and it can currently be seen with the naked eye from parts of North America ...

On June 12, astronomers from the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae at Ohio State University first spotted the new point of light, which had an apparent magnitude of +8.7 at the time, still ...

Inspired by an insect's compound eye, ESA and OHB Italia designed Flyeye to capture a region of the sky more than 200 times as large as the full moon in a single exposure—much larger than a ...