When science fiction explores that, the results are often some of the most terrifying stories ever told on screen. The 2000 ...
When a massive star dies, astronomers expect a familiar chemical script: hydrogen and helium on the outside, heavier elements ...
In the first episode of "The Expanse" (which debuted 10 years ago this weekend), a spaceship makes the biggest meal of ...
Another wave of heavy rain smacks western Washington this week, coupled with strong winds adding concern for potential power outages. by ARC Seattle Staff BOTHELL, Wash. — Washington resident Jeff ...
"The best-case scenario for axions is Fermi catches a supernova. It's just that the chance of that is small." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
On April 10, 2024, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected first light from an explosion of a massive star with roughly 12 to 15 times the sun’s mass. Just 26 hours later, ...
Astrophysicists have done a bit of crime scene investigation on what’s almost a reverse murder mystery. They’ve traced radioactive elements on the seafloor back to the cosmic explosions they might ...
Astronomers using several telescopes at NOIRLab, including the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope, have obtained critical data on a particular type of exploding star that produces ...
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the remnants of a long-dead star. These rippling wisps of ionized gas, named DEM L316A, are located some 160,000 light-years away within one of the ...
A "guest star," briefly seen in 1181, was created by colliding dead stars, according to new simulations that may finally solve an 800-year-old cosmic mystery. When you purchase through links on our ...