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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…
The Unusually Colossal Kepler Supernova
A composite image of Chandra X-ray data shows a rainbow of reds, yellows, green, blue and purple, from lower to…
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…
The Last Outbursts of a Dying Star
As stars approach the inevitable ends of their lives they run out of stellar fuel and begin to lose a…
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…
Light Echoes: The Re-Run Of The Eta Carinae “Great Eruption”
[/caption] In this modern age, we're used to catching a favorite program at a later time. We use our DVR…
X-rays Unwrap a Poky Little Pulsar
[/caption] For the first time astronomers have located a pulsar – the super-dense, spinning remains of a star – nestled…