Supernova Shock Waves
A Star Disappeared in Andromeda, Replaced by a Black Hole
Massive stars about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The…
1 month ago
This Galaxy Hosted One of the Most Powerful Supernovae Ever Seen
In 2010, an exceptionally luminous supernova exploded in a small galaxy about 150 million light-years away called UGC 5189A. The…
11 months ago
Astronomers Have Been Watching a Supernova’s Debris Cloud Expand for Decades with Hubble
Twenty thousand years ago, a star in the constellation Cygnus went supernova. Like all supernovae, the explosion released a staggering…
1 year ago
Astronomers are Continuing to Watch the Shockwaves Expand from Supernova SN1987A, as they Crash Into the Surrounding Interstellar Medium
An international team of researchers was able to accurately measure the effect that a supernova shock wave had on the…
6 years ago
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…
12 years ago