COLUMBUS, Ohio--When NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite launched into space in April 2018, it did so with a specific goal: to search the universe for new planets. But in recently published ...
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Astronomers witness a historic supernova explosion for the first time
For the first time, astronomers have captured the breathtaking moment of a supernova explosion. This cosmic event reveals the ...
NASA’s recently retired Kepler space telescope was famous for its ability to spot thousands of exoplanets. But this year, it presented a mysterious observation of a supernova. Kepler offered ...
The exploded star Tycho, called the Tycho Supernova. (It's not the star recently observed exploding, but a past supernova event.) Credit: NASA / CXC / RIKEN and GSFC / T. Sato et al. / Optical: DSS ...
Scientists have wondered for a long time just what causes a supernova. A new observation shows a massive star exploding, leading to the birth of a supernova. Scientists now believe they can study the ...
W49B is a barrel-shaped nebula located about 35,000 light years from Earth. The new data reveal bright infrared rings, like hoops around a barrel, and intense X-radiation from iron and nickel along ...
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