Zwicky Transient Facility
Zwicky Classifies More Than 10,000 Exploding Stars
Even if you knew nothing about astronomy, you'd understand that exploding stars are forceful and consequential events. How could they…
Can a Dead Star Keep Exploding?
In September 2022, an automated sky survey detected what seemed to be a supernova explosion about one billion light-years away.…
Astronomers See the Same Supernova Four Times Thanks to a Gravitational Lens
Thanks to a well-placed gravitational lens, a team of astronomers was able to observe a supernova four times!
The Largest Explosion Ever Seen in the Universe
Astronomers have witnessed the most powerful supernova on record, which could provide insight into the forces that shape galaxies.
20% of Twilight Observations Contain Satellite Passes
Starlink trails are now commonly seen in images looking for near Earth asteroids.
Astronomers Have Discovered a 2-km Asteroid Orbiting Closer to the Sun than Venus
Astronomers have painstakingly built models of the asteroid population, and those models predict that there will be ~1 km sized…
An Asteroid has been Found that Orbits the Sun Closer than Venus
Astronomers at Caltech's Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) have discovered an asteroid that orbits inside Venus. Though other asteroids have a…