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An unusual star system created more of a fizz and less of a bang when it exploded in a supernova. The “ultra-stripped” supernova led researchers to discover the two stars 11,000 light-years ...
The supernova, named SN 2023ixf, is located 21 million light-years away. It should remain visible with the aid of a telescope for at least a few months, astronomers said.
What’s unique about this new supernova, called SN 2018zd, is that astronomers were able to compare Hubble and Spitzer space telescope images of its host galaxy before and after the explosion.
An international team of astrophysicists, led by Northwestern University and the University of Leicester in England, has ...
In the sprawling Hydra constellation, 137 million light-years away, lies NGC 3285B—a dazzling spiral galaxy recently ...
The two objects make for a strange pair. Unlike Betelgeuse, which is approaching the end of its life, the blue-white ...
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The stunning Supernova 1987A is roughly 168,000 light-years away from Earth and located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
More and more analyses indicate that dark energy is not constant – with potentially far-reaching consequences. Now a ...
Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, may not be alone. And its potential companion may be responsible for ...
A catalog of over 2,000 exploding white dwarf vampire stars, the largest ever gathered, has provided further evidence that ...
The Crab Nebula (M1) has one of the most famous origin stories around: The light from the supernova that created the nebula ...