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Cloudy Weather Led To ‘Fluke’ M82 Supernova Discovery
In a rare example of cloudy weather helping astronomy rather than hurting it, the team that found M82's new supernova…
More Great Images of Supernova 2014J Plus View it During Live Webcasts
Images keep pouring in of the biggest excitement in astronomy this week, a new Type Ia supernova in the Cigar…
Astrophotographers Rush to Capture Images of New Supernova 2014J
With news yesterday of the closest confirmed type Ia supernova since the 1800's, astronomers in the northern hemisphere risked frostbite…
Bright New Supernova Blows Up in Nearby M82, the Cigar Galaxy
Wow! Now here's a supernova bright enough for even small telescope observers to see. And it's in a bright galaxy…
What a Star About to Go Supernova Looks Like
No, this isn't a distant view of the London Eye. This nebula with a giant star at its center is…
Argon – The First Noble Gas Molecules Discovered In Space
There are only six of them: radon, helium, neon, krypton, xenon and the first molecules to be discovered in space…
Young Boy’s Discovery Confirmed as a Peculiar Supernova Explosion
New observations confirm that young Nathan Gray's discovery is indeed a supernova explosion, albeit a rather peculiar one. Nathan Gray,…
Forging Stars – Peering Into Starbirth and Death
Some 160,000 light years away towards the constellation of Dorado (the Swordfish), is an amazing area of starbirth and death.…
Home Computers Discover Gamma-Ray Pulsars
Imagine that you're innocently running your computer in pursuit of helping data crunch a huge science project. Then, out of…
10-Year-Old Boy Discovers a 600 Million Year-Old Supernova
Young Canadian Nathan Gray, age 10, has discovered a supernova candidate in the field of the galaxy designated PGC 61330,…