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Supernova Alphabet Soup
[/caption] The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the sole body responsible for the official naming of astronomical objects. So if…
X-rays Unwrap a Poky Little Pulsar
[/caption] For the first time astronomers have located a pulsar – the super-dense, spinning remains of a star – nestled…
A Psychedelic Guide to Tycho’s Supernova Remnant
[/caption] By no means are we suggesting that NASA's Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope can induce altered states of awareness, but…
Incredible Spinning Star Rotates At A Million Miles Per Hour!
[/caption] Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a star named VFTS 102 is spinning its heart out... Literally. Rotating at…
Supernova Candidate Stars May Signal “Impending Doom”
[/caption] This past year has given both backyard and professional astronomers a rare treat - a very visible supernova event.…
Cygnus X – A Cosmic-ray Cocoon
[/caption] Situated about 4,500 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus is a veritable star factory called Cygnus X... one…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – The Progenitor Problem
[/caption] With so much of our current understanding of the universe based on Type 1a supernovae data, a good deal…
Antique Stars Could Help Solve Mysteries Of Early Milky Way
[/caption] Utilizing ESO's giant telescopes located in Chile, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have been examining "antique" stars. Located…
Different Supernovae; Different Neutron Stars
[/caption] Astronomers have recognized various ways that stars can collapse to undergo a supernova. In one situation, an iron core…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Orphan Supernovae?
[/caption] For some years now astronomers have been scratching their heads over the appearance of supernovae that detonate out in…