Supernova SN 2023ixf in the Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as Messier 101 (M101). The supernova is the brightest point of light in the spiraling arm on the left of the galaxy as you look at it. (Image credit: R. Mark Lilienthal) Our astrophoto of the month is this stunning image of...
Star Explosion in Nearby Galaxy Is Revolutionizing Astronomy; New Field of Science Spawned as Supernova Particles Hit EarthKathy Sawyer
The researchers have identified features like small specks of green, which indicate the presence of iron from supernova remnants, and areas of red which represent ionized hydrogen gas, illuminated by nearby stars. The team was particularly interested in the streams of particular blowing away from ar...
A breakthrough in the understanding of how cosmic rays from supernovae can influence Earth´s cloud cover and thereby climate is published today in the journal Nature Communications. The study reveals how atmospheric ions, produced by the energetic cosmic rays raining down th...
The star was located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy. In 1987, the first light from that catastrophic event reached Earth and for several months, the supernova, dubbed SN 1987A, blazed as brightly as 100 million suns before fading again. Now, nearly two decades later,...
An Aurora-themed wonderland high above the London skyline awaits atCirce's Rooftop Bar(the venue formerly known as Bar Elba). Immersive entertainers, singers and top DJs keep things going until midnight, when you'll get a view of the NYE fireworks nearby. Tickets from £150. ...
Below, a 0.9 arcmin wide SDSS image of the galaxy NGC 302 Recorded (1886) by Frank Muller A lost or nonexistent object in Cetus (at precessed 1860 position), or perhaps A magnitude 16.1 star in (RA 00 56 25.3, Dec -10 39 48) Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 302 (...
New survey of the millions of stars near Earth allowed a UC Berkeley doctoral student to create a 3D atlas of all nearby stellar pairs Robert Sanders February 22, 2021 This video takes the viewer on a trip through the Milky Way Galaxy toward Earth, flying through a 6,000-light-year-diamet...
“This is presenting a paradox,” says Habibi. “We might have to come up with a new theory to answer how these stars at these young ages could get there.” This article appeared in print under the headline “Young stars live too close to our galaxy’s black hole”...
Violetsparkles of baby stars lighten the dark field of the Tarantula Nebula,ayellow-tinged cloud of gas in a nearby galaxy, in a new photo releasedthisweek. Captured bythe European Southern Observatory (ESO)'s VISTA telescope at theParanalObservatory in Chile, this image is one of the first...