A curiously yellow pre-supernova star has caused astrophysicists to re-evaluate what’s possible at the deaths of…
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Astronomy
A New Look At The Bright Stellar Nursery In The W49A Molecular Cloud
This overlay shows radio (orange) and infrared images of a giant molecular cloud called W49A, where…
Exoplanet-hunter TESS telescope Spots A Bright Gamma-ray Burst
NASA has a long tradition of unexpected discoveries, and the space program’s TESS mission is no…
Searching For Axion, A Proposed Component Of Dark Matter
The detection of the axion would mark a key episode in the history of science. …
Small Galaxies Likely Played An Important Role In Evolution Of The Universe
A new study led by University of Minnesota astrophysicists shows that high-energy light from small galaxies…
Hubble Views a Dazzling Cosmic Necklace
The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of…
Black Hole-Neutron Star Collisions May Help Settle Dispute Over Universe’s Expansion
Studying the violent collisions of black holes and neutron stars may soon provide a new measurement…
Star Light, Star Bright…As Explained By Math
Not all stars shine brightly all the time. Some have a brightness that changes rhythmically due…
Hubble Captures Giant Star on the Edge of Destruction
In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers aimed…
ALMA Discovers Rotating Infant Galaxy With Help Of Natural Cosmic Telescope
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers found a rotating baby galaxy 1/100th the size…