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See Cassiopeia A in This Amazing Shot by JWST and Discover a Supernova

Cassiopeia A is a stunning, intricate, and expanding cloud of hot gas that is pouring out from a star that we actually witnessed go supernova back in the 1670s. Now, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directed its attention…

December 13, 2023 ·by Georgia Nica· 0

SN 2023ixf is a Newfound Supernova That Amazes Astronomers

Did you know about the Pinwheel Galaxy? It’s this awesome spiral galaxy located all the way in the Ursa Major constellation, which means about 21 million light-years away from us! It was first spotted by Pierre Méchain back in the…

June 9, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers are Left Speechless By a Newfound Supernova – Watch Photos

If you somehow find a way to travel 21 million light-years into space and all the way to the Ursa Major constellation, you can find the Pinwheel Galaxy. But thanks to a new discovery, you could find something more: a…

May 26, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Artificial Intelligence Discovers That the First Stars Illuminating the Universe Had Some Companions

Astronomers use the term “early Universe” to refer to the period of time shortly after the Big Bang, which is believed to have occurred around 13.8 billion years ago. During this period, the Universe was very different from what it…

March 24, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

James Webb Captures Prelude to a Supernova

The Wolf-Rayet star, WR 124, has been observed in unprecedented detail by the James Webb Space Telescope, providing new insights into cosmic dust and the heavy elements that make up the universe. Wolf-Rayet stars are rare and precede the final…

March 14, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Supernova Produces Unprecedented Outcome for Astronomers

A supernova is like the ultimate firework show in the universe. It’s like a giant, cosmic explosion that makes even the biggest fireworks on Earth look like sparklers. It’s like a star’s grand finale, where they go out in a…

January 15, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Supernovae Could Produce Unusually Strong Interstellar Meteorites

Supernovae are fascinating because they are some of the most powerful and destructive events in the universe. They are the explosive deaths of massive stars and can release as much energy as the sun will produce over its entire lifetime…

January 2, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Unusually Powerful Explosion in Space Puzzles Astronomers

Most of us won’t probably be around anymore when and if astronomers discover most of what’s to learn about the Universe. But that mystery and craving for knowledge precisely represent the beauty of science. Here’s another fact that many people…

October 17, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Star Survives a Supernova and Even Becomes Brighter Afterward

Considering how huge and powerful a supernova is, it’s difficult to believe that anything can remain standing after its explosion. Supernovae catapult matter into space at a velocity of 15,000 to 40,000 kilometers per second, representing an explosion of a…

June 26, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Find One of the Fastest Cosmic Objects, Hurtling at Over 1 Million Mph

You may have found out by now that there are a lot of cosmic objects out there that travel faster in space than we can imagine. But still, some of them make us remain speechless. We’re not even going to…

June 18, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Scientists Find Huge Mysterious Ring Floating in Space – Watch Video

There’s no need to be a scientist to realize that there’s a pretty weird universe we live in. And it becomes even weirder once we begin to approach it more. Galaxies, stars, and planets are amazing enough. Astronomers seem to…

May 18, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Hubble Finds Star That Survived a Supernova

Supernovae represent the end of the road for a star. A supernova is the explosion of the star itself. The size of the explosion will vary from case to case, but sometimes, a supernova can be as powerful and bright…

May 8, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

A Supernova Could Outshine the Moon on the Night Sky

Supernovae represent the end of the road for stars. Regardless of how huge, bright, and imposing a star is, it will still go ‘boom’ sooner or later. It’s also the case for Antares, a red supergiant star. UY Scuti will…

February 22, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

World Premiere: Scientists Watch Giant Dying Star As It Explodes

Even cosmic objects so huge, powerful, imposing, and bright as a red supergiant star will cease to exist one day. It’s the natural way things go in the entire Universe. Everything transforms, and nothing vanishes completely. When a star dies,…

January 7, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Hubble Spots Violent Star Death – New Idea for Creating a Warning System?

Stars explode very often in the Universe, and luckily for all of us, we’re not in the trajectory of any known supernova. There’s also no evidence that the Earth will ever be obliterated by a supernova, at least not in…

October 22, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

There’s Finally an Explanation for the Most Energetic Explosions in the Universe

We all have to somehow live with the idea that there are countless destructive forces in the Universe that could wipe out our entire planet in a split second. Whether we’re talking about black holes, quasars, supernovae, or gamma-ray bursts…

September 22, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Never Seen Before Supernova Type Discovered? What Astronomers Say

Perhaps the most beautiful thing about astronomy is that the more you study it, the more you realize that there is a lot more to learn. Astronomers probably realize it every day, and new research that Yahoo News speaks about…

September 8, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Rogue Black Kickstarted A Huge Star To Go Supernova

A graduate student working with a team of astronomers from Caltech detected that an unusual source of radio waves observed four years ago is the result of a black hole or neutron star hitting a companion star, according to a…

September 5, 2021 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

For the First Time, Supernova Emerges After Stellar Collision

Supernovae are indeed amazing cosmic events, as they can compete even with entire galaxies in brightness and size. Although they’re mainly destructive, representing the explosion itself of stars, supernovae can even lead to the birth of other stars due to…

September 4, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Capture Rare Supernova Explosion

It may be quite depressing for many to know that even a huge, powerful, and imposing ball of fire such as a star will face its end one day. Nature confirms that the old saying “everything must come to an…

August 29, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

New Discovery Suggests That the Universe is a Far More Dangerous Place Than Anyone Could Ever Imagine

Probably everyone knows by now that the Universe is far from being the friendly place as we perceive it as long as we keep our feet on the ground. Once we exit our planet’s atmosphere, the Universe will do its…

August 12, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Peculiar Star Mysteriously Tries to Escape the Milky Way

Astronomers estimate that the Milky Way galaxy has somewhere between 100 billion and 200 billion stars. Considering the diameter of 100,000 light-years that the galaxy has, those numbers don’t seem too astonishing anymore. Even so, some stars don’t seem to…

August 3, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

NASA Spots Burst of Gamma Rays That Sets a New Record

Supernovae represent the huge explosion of a star. It may be surprising for you that even stars die at a certain point. Astronomers had always been fascinated by the ultimate fate of a star. Surely we wouldn’t want our precious…

July 27, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Scientists Discovered a Rare Teardrop-Shaped Star, A Sign of a Future Supernova

Astronomers discovered the peculiar sighting of two stars performing their final, deadly spiral by observing the tell-tale signs of a teardrop-shaped star. The funeral shape is provoked by a massive neighboring white dwarf affecting the star due to its intense…

July 14, 2021 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

New Type of Cosmic Explosion Defies All Expectations – It’s Ten Times More Energetic Than a Supernova

Supernovae represent the astrophysically logical outcome of a star burning up all of its fuel. There are situations when a supernova can be as bright and imposing as an entire galaxy. While we know that galaxies, in general, have about…

July 9, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Discover a New Type of Supernovae

You know what they say that nothing lasts forever, and it even applies to those gigantic bright balls of fire that provide light and energy to entire planetary systems. When stars consume all of their fuel, meaning the hydrogen that…

June 29, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Collapsing Star From Our Cosmic Backyard Produces Fabulous Explosion – Watch Video

Everybody knows that stars are beautiful, but ironically enough, they become even more spectacular when they die. Collapsing stars release a tremendous amount of energy into space, resulting in an explosion of X-rays and gamma rays that could be even…

June 4, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

NASA’s Roman Telescope Mission Will Unveil Deep-buried Secrets of the Universe

NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will explore thousands of supernovae across broad periods and space. The telescope is expected to bring enough data so that astronomers will finally shed some light on several cosmic deep-buried mysteries. Roman’s mission…

May 27, 2021 ·by Georgia Nica· 0

Astronomers Finally Uncover the Reason Behind Betelgeuse’s Dimming

Stars can be pretty much like people: once dominant and imposing, but suddenly they can lose everything. Betelgeuse qualifies for the description pretty well – the red supergiant star has started to dim after it was easily among the top…

March 6, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Scientists Have Found The Origin Of A 1987 Supernova

Thirty-three years ago, astronomers detected an incredible star explosion in a nearby galaxy, inside the Large Magellanic Cloud. Scientists have recently speculated that the spectacular supernova, known as 1987A, is the result of a blue compact supergiant star. The Phenomenon…

March 25, 2020 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Supernova Remnant of Cassiopeia A Captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory

The supernova remnant Cassiopeia A can be seen in all its beauty. NASA has provided us with many beautiful and fascinating images of our Universe, showing us pictures of stars, galaxies, quasars, supernovas, and other celestial objects, and now we…

August 29, 2019 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

72 Mysterious Flashes Of Light Of Unknown Origins Have Been Observed By Astronomers

Some mysterious flashes of light have a team of astronomers working to find an explanation of their origin. It’s about 72 “bright and fast explosions”, captured during a recent astronomical mapping, said Miika Pursiainen, a researcher at the University of…

April 5, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

The “Birth” Of A Supernova Has Been Discovered By An Amateur Astronomer

By pointing his new 40-centimeter-wide telescope to the Constellation Of The Sculptor, on September 20th, 2016, Victor Buso, an Argentinan amateur astronomer, observed, before anyone else in the world, the birth of a supernova. The discovery South of the center…

February 23, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0