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Bright New Supernova Shines in Southern Skies
I live in the frozen north by choice, but occasionally I yearn for warmer places like Tucson and Key West.…
Supernovae Seed Universe With Cosmic Rays
In a wave of media releases, the latest studies performed by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope are lighting up the…
One of the Largest Astronomical Images Ever Made
The northern portion of the Cygnus Loop, as seen in an enormous new panorama from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)…
X-ray Burst May Be the First Sign of a Supernova
GRB 080913, a distant supernova detected by Swift. This image merges the view through Swift's UltraViolet and Optical Telescope, which…
Unraveling the Secrets of Type Ia Supernovae: a New Two-Minute Thesis
The folks over at PHD Comics have put together a new video in their Two-Minute Thesis series, this one featuring…
Rare Supernova Pair are Most Distant Ever
High-resolution simulation of a galaxy hosting a super-luminous supernova and its chaotic environment in the early Universe. Credit: Adrian Malec…
Integral: Ten Years Tracking Extreme Radiation Across the Universe
Caption: Artist's impression of ESA's orbiting gamma-ray observatory Integral. Image credit: ESA Integral, ESA's International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory launched ten…
A New Species of Type Ia Supernova?
Artist’s conception of a binary star system that produces recurrent novae, and ultimately, the supernova PTF 11kx. (Credit: Romano Corradi…
Pulsar Sets New Speed Record
A pulsar may have been spotted racing through space at over 6 million miles per hour (9.65 million km/h), setting…
Astrophoto: Supernova PTF11kly During and After
It was literally an event of stellar proportions! In August 2011, a new Type Ia supernova was seen in spiral…