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The spiral galaxy M83 is captured face-on, providing a clear view of its full structure. Chandra's X-ray data reveals ...
While astronomers expect many supernova remnants remain to be discovered, the fact that Teleios was spotted at all “is pure luck,” Filipović says. Had it been located closer to the galactic plane, ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) has captured a stunning view of supernova remnant ...
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a star that exploded not once, but twice. A new image of a roughly 300-year-old supernova provides visual evidence that some dying stars undergo a double ...
Using the largest catalog of exploding white dwarf vampire stars ever gathered has provided further evidence that dark energy ...
Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars ...
Collapsing stars might act as cosmic laboratories for discovering hidden neutrino interactions. Neutrinos are among the most ...
This detailed image of a famous supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus is the hauntingly beautiful swan song for a massive star.
In other cases, another member of the system will go on to form a second white dwarf. If gravitational instabilities bring ...
In October 1604, astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler spotted a new star in the sky and began tracking it. Over the ...
MUSE allows astronomers to map the distribution of different chemical elements, displayed here in different colours. Calcium is shown in blue, and it is arranged in two concentric shells. These two ...