A massive star 2.5 million light-years away simply vanished — and astronomers now know why. Instead of exploding in a supernova, it quietly collapsed into a black hole, shedding its outer layers in a ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

It started in April when a spate of media reports claimed that thousands of the amphibians had died in Hamburg's Altona ...

Chicago residents are weathering a dangerous cold snap this week — but so are the trees. After a post on X warning of “exploding trees” went viral on social media ahead of this week’s polar vortex, ...

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Massachusetts is already preparing for sub-zero temperatures and a massive snowstorm this weekend, but will residents also have to look out for exploding trees? Not exactly. “Exploding trees” have ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

As temperatures plunge and extreme cold watches spread across large parts of the country, a new winter fear has taken hold online. Viral posts warning of 'exploding trees' have racked up millions of ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - With those cold temperatures, the Wisconsin DNR says don’t be alarmed if you hear some kind of noise out in the woods. That’s because as temperatures freeze, it doesn’t just ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Hazardous conditions are expected throughout much of the nation as a major winter storm continues to take shape this week. Days ahead of the storm’s expected arrival, there were ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

DETROIT – Parts of Michigan are at risk for “exploding trees” because of the extremely cold weather. Highs in Metro Detroit on Friday and Saturday are in the single digits, with wind chills Friday, ...