Type II supernova
Finally! Webb Finds a Neutron Star from Supernova 1987A
I can remember seeing images of SN1987A as it developed back in 1987. It was the explosion of a star,…
2 months ago
A new Hubble Image Reveals a Shredded Star in a Nearby Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope, to which we owe our current estimates for the age of the universe and the first…
1 year ago
Astronomers Watch a Star Die and Then Explode as a Supernova
It's another first for astronomy. For the first time, a team of astronomers have imaged in real-time as a red…
2 years ago
We’re in the Milky Way’s Second Life. Star Formation was Shut Down for Billions of Years
According to a new study, the Milky Way Galaxy experienced two periods of star formation, with a two-billion dormancy period…
6 years ago
For the First Time, Astronomers Have Found a Star That Survived its Companion Exploding as Supernova
Using the Hubble Space telescope a team of astronomers have found the companion of a supernova for the first time,…
6 years ago