432 Results From "supernova"

There’s Something Seriously Weird About This Supernova
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There’s Something Seriously Weird About This Supernova

With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have figured out a supernova mystery that's been decades in the making. 
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots Something Lurking in Wreckage of Supernova

A powerful gamma ray burst was so powerful, it took a chunk out of the Earth's upper atmosphere last year.
Science & Energy

A Supernova Blew Out Part of Earth’s Atmosphere, Scientists Say

A supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy is expected to be visible for months, even from amateur backyard telescopes.
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New Supernova in Sky May Shine for Months

Stellar death is a complex and mysterious process — but in the case of one supernova, things were more gruesome than any astronomer had seen.
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There’s Something Really Suspicious About the Way This Star Died

A team of astronomers believe they've witnessed, for the first time, a star exploding in a mythical "superkilonova."
Gravitational Waves

Astronomers Appear to Have Caught a Star Splitting In Half, With Catastrophic Results

In a controversial new paper, researchers argue that the acceleration of the universe's expansion has slowed down.
Dark Matter

New Paper Claims Everyone Is Wrong, Universe’s Expansion Is Slowing Down

The observations are the earliest yet of a supernova, revealing in detail the moment that the shockwave obliterated the star.
Astronomy

Astronomers Witness the Moment a Fatal Shockwave Bursts Through the Surface of a Star

Astronomers have taken the first ever image that shows what happens when a star explodes twice in a supernova.
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Astronomers Capture First-Ever Image of Star That Exploded Twice

Astronomers still don't quite understand the mysteries of Teleios.
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Astronomers Baffled by a Suspicious, Perfectly Round Sphere in Our Galaxy

When huge stars are denied a glorious death, something more brutal occurs, and you get mysterious signals known as fast x-ray transients.
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Mysterious Signals From Deep Space Hint at Something Brutal, Scientists Say

The signal, a gamma ray burst, kept repeating — which has never been seen before, and, according to astronomers, should be impossible.
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Scientists Say They Can’t Explain the Signal They Just Detected From Beyond Our Galaxy

Astronomers Astonished by Largest Explosion Since the Big Bang
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Astronomers Astonished by Largest Explosion Since the Big Bang

Assembled over eighteen months, the image shows the Milky Way at extremely low frequency radio wavelengths.
Astronomy

Astronomers Release Awe-Inspiring Image of What Our Whole Galaxy Looks Like in Radio Waves

Behold the mysterious objects populating the "low surface brightness universe" that the latest radio telescopes are beginning to uncover.
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Images Show Entire “Universe” of Circular Structure That Can Only Be Seen as Radio Signals

The interstellar tunnel, a feature of an enormous structure called the Local Bubble, could lead to nearby stars.
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Astronomers Discover “Interstellar Tunnel” In Our Solar Neighborhood

Dark matter may in fact be made up of light-barrier breaking particles called tachyons, the researchers posit.
Science & Energy

Physicists Suggest Universe Is Full of Material Moving Faster Than Light

We may have to revise our idea of stellar evolution, as new research suggests stars are collapsing into black holes without going supernova.
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Scientists Attempt to Explain Why Hundreds of Stars Disappeared From Night Sky

Two neutron stars collided millions of years ago and the resulting explosion created a bright flash and, as scientists have found, pure gold.
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James Webb Spots Cosmic Foundry Generating Pure Gold

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a rare glimpse at the gaseous "shrouds" that surround dying stars before they go supernova.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope Spots Stellar Death Shrouds