LSU researchers helped uncover what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous supernova, using data ...
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory releases its longest-spanning video of X-ray data yet. Credit: NASA / CXC / SAO / Pan-STARRS Astronomers have turned a famous star explosion into a 25‑year time‑lapse, ...
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope has provided what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous ...
NASA just released a new image from its Webb Space Telescope of renowned supernova SN 1987A, located 168,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was first discovered in February 1987, ...
A new video provides a front-row seat to a cosmic drama that has been playing out for centuries. Since 1604, when astronomers around the world recorded a new 'star' that appeared in the sky, humans ...
The big picture: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently managed to capture imagery of the oldest and farthest known supernova explosion – an event that occurred when the universe was just 730 ...
This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5. Astronomers studying the night sky from the Southern Hemisphere have uncovered a supernova — the ...