Supernova Blast to be Visible From Earth in 2037
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Astronomers have discovered the third appearance of a gravitationally lensed supernova explosion dubbed Supernova Requiem. The images of the phenomenon…
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Supernova Seen by 12th Century Chinese Astronomers Identified in Deep Space
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Astronomers have found a supernova remnant that was noticed in the sky back in 1181 by Chinese and Japanese observers….
10 Things You Need To Know About The Briefest Supernova Gamma-Ray Burst
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Astronomers have recorded the shortest gamma-ray burst ever produced by the collapse of a massive star. The discovery may question the generally accepted classification of gamma-ray bursts based on their duration.
Cosmic Explosions 10 Times More Powerful Than a Supernova To Solve 13-Billion-Year-Old Space Mystery
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Hypernova outbursts could be the main suppliers of r-process elements in the earliest stages of galaxy formation. Astronomers came to this conclusion after studying one of the stars in the halo of the Milky Way.
Astronomers Find Never Before Seen Supernova Solving Millennia Old Mystery
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Astronomers have discovered a plausible candidate for ECSN supernova for the first time, caused by electron trapping in the core…
Chinese Research Changes Our Understanding of Type Ia Supernova
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Imagine that you are a famous astronomer and everyone is waiting for your next great discovery. Suddenly, on a cloudless…
10 Things That Will Happen As Our Sun Starts “Going Supernova”
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According to NASA, supernovae are the largest explosions that take place in space. Multiple stars have exploded in the past;…
Thermonuclear Explosion Sends Supernova-Surviving Star Speeding Across the Galaxy
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A study has revealed that an exploding white dwarf star has blasted itself out of its orbit with another star…
1,014 Years Ago, Ancient Civilizations Witnessed The Brightest Supernova Explosion in History
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One thousand fourteen years ago, ancient civilizations witnessed the brightest supernova explosion in recorded history. The supernova is known today…
A Supernova Caused a Mass Extinction on Earth 2.6 Million Years Ago
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Mass extinctions on Earth are like a strange cycle. Approximately 2.6 million years ago, a strangely bright light reached the…
Massive Cosmic Bubble Protects Our Solar System—Here’s What We Know About It
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Back in 2020, astronomers envisioned that the heliosphere – a bubble that surrounds the Solar System and protects life on…
Black Hole 9,600 Light-Years From Earth Sports Unexpected Feature
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Ground-based and space telescopes have helped astronomers determine that the accretion disk around the black hole in the MAXI J1820…
10 Facts About the Gigantic Cavity Found in Outer Space
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Using data from ESA’s Gaia space observatory, astronomers were recently able to compile three-dimensional maps of the shapes and sizes of…
Astronomers Spot Hundreds of Previously Unknown Objects in the Solar System
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An international team of astronomers, using data from the Dark Energy Survey, has compiled a new catalog of objects in…
A Mystery Source at Our Galaxy’s Center is Emitting Flashing Radio Signals
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An international team of astronomers discovered a mysterious object located near the center of the galaxy and emitting radio signals…
Have Experts Found the Origin of our Galaxy’s Mystery Cosmic Rays?
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Scientists at the University of Nagoya in Japan have uncovered a century-old mystery of the origin of mysterious radiation in…
40,000-Year-Old Explosion Rocks Deep Space
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The eROSITA X-ray telescope, installed onboard the Spektr-RG observatory, has found a new type Ia galactic supernova remnant. The explosion…
Rogue Star Spotted Flying Across Our Galaxy at 2 Million Mph
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An international team of astronomers has received new data on a mysterious object, first seen in 2017 and dubbed a…
Most Detailed Radio Image of Andromeda Galaxy Reveals Stunning Features
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Astronomers using the SRT ground-based radio telescope have built the most detailed radio map of the Andromeda Galaxy. It made it possible to better study the structure of the galaxy and its properties, as well as to compile a catalog of background sources.
Scientists Spot Never-Before Seen White Dwarf As Small As Our Moon But More Massive Than Our Sun
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Astronomers have discovered a white dwarf with unprecedented characteristics. It is simultaneously the smallest and most massive white dwarf ever observed by astronomers.
Mystery Dimming of Star in Orion’s Constellation Solved—Here’s What You Need to Know
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Astronomers using ground-based telescopes have confirmed that the Great Dimming of Betelgeuse, which occurred a couple of years ago, was…
Here are 20 Jaw-Dropping Space Images Made With The Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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The Chandra X-Ray Observatory was launched into space in 1999 and has served a total of almost 22 years in…