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An international team of astronomers has discovered new structural and spectral details of SNR J0450.4−7050, a supernova ...
Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic ...
This stunning 527-megapixel composite reveals both visible and infrared views of young stars, ionized gas, and dust filaments ...
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How weird is the Milky Way?
By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...
The shattered star at the center was once a white dwarf, a stellar ember no larger than Earth, yet almost as heavy as the Sun ...
New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...
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The Andromeda Galaxy, located 2.5 million light years away, has fascinated observers for centuries. Once believed to be part ...
(CN) — While all stars go out in a bang, some go out with two. For the first time, astronomers have recorded visual evidence ...
Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...
Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars ...
The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...