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Peculiar Star Mysteriously Tries to Escape the Milky Way

Astronomers estimate that the Milky Way galaxy has somewhere between 100 billion and 200 billion stars. Considering the diameter of 100,000 light-years that the galaxy has, those numbers don’t seem too astonishing anymore. Even so, some stars don’t seem to…

August 3, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Spots Burst of Gamma Rays That Sets a New Record

Supernovae represent the huge explosion of a star. It may be surprising for you that even stars die at a certain point. Astronomers had always been fascinated by the ultimate fate of a star. Surely we wouldn’t want our precious…

July 27, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Scientists Discovered a Rare Teardrop-Shaped Star, A Sign of a Future Supernova

Astronomers discovered the peculiar sighting of two stars performing their final, deadly spiral by observing the tell-tale signs of a teardrop-shaped star. The funeral shape is provoked by a massive neighboring white dwarf affecting the star due to its intense…

July 14, 2021 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

New Type of Cosmic Explosion Defies All Expectations – It’s Ten Times More Energetic Than a Supernova

Supernovae represent the astrophysically logical outcome of a star burning up all of its fuel. There are situations when a supernova can be as bright and imposing as an entire galaxy. While we know that galaxies, in general, have about…

July 9, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Discover a New Type of Supernovae

You know what they say that nothing lasts forever, and it even applies to those gigantic bright balls of fire that provide light and energy to entire planetary systems. When stars consume all of their fuel, meaning the hydrogen that…

June 29, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Collapsing Star From Our Cosmic Backyard Produces Fabulous Explosion – Watch Video

Everybody knows that stars are beautiful, but ironically enough, they become even more spectacular when they die. Collapsing stars release a tremendous amount of energy into space, resulting in an explosion of X-rays and gamma rays that could be even…

June 4, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA’s Roman Telescope Mission Will Unveil Deep-buried Secrets of the Universe

NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will explore thousands of supernovae across broad periods and space. The telescope is expected to bring enough data so that astronomers will finally shed some light on several cosmic deep-buried mysteries. Roman’s mission…

May 27, 2021 · by Georgia Nica · 0

Astronomers Finally Uncover the Reason Behind Betelgeuse’s Dimming

Stars can be pretty much like people: once dominant and imposing, but suddenly they can lose everything. Betelgeuse qualifies for the description pretty well – the red supergiant star has started to dim after it was easily among the top…

March 6, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Scientists Have Found The Origin Of A 1987 Supernova

Thirty-three years ago, astronomers detected an incredible star explosion in a nearby galaxy, inside the Large Magellanic Cloud. Scientists have recently speculated that the spectacular supernova, known as 1987A, is the result of a blue compact supergiant star. The Phenomenon…

March 25, 2020 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Supernova Remnant of Cassiopeia A Captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory

The supernova remnant Cassiopeia A can be seen in all its beauty. NASA has provided us with many beautiful and fascinating images of our Universe, showing us pictures of stars, galaxies, quasars, supernovas, and other celestial objects, and now we…

August 29, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0