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Possible Bright Supernova Lights Up Spiral Galaxy M61

I sat straight up in my seat when I learned of the discovery of a possible new supernova in the…

10 years ago

One has never been spotted for sure in the wild jungle of strange stellar objects out there, but astronomers now…

11 years ago

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A supergiant star exploded 23.5 million years ago in one of the largest and brightest nearby galaxies. This spring we…

11 years ago

[/caption] For several years, astronomers have been trying to get a good look at a peculiar supergiant star that is…

14 years ago

Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation of Orion; despite that, its formal name (one of them anyway) is…

15 years ago

[/caption] Betelgeuse is the ninth brightest star in the sky, and the second brightest in the constellation of Orion (it's…

15 years ago