Throughout our history, barring the times when supernovae were visible in the skies above Earth in the distant past, scientists have been unable to determine in advance when a star will explode. Sure, when a supernova actually happens, it becomes pretty obvious – these explosions are quite ...
100 Percent Chance A Milky Way Supernova Will Be Visible From Earth
SN 2023xxj is a Type IIn on the position of an anonymous (but visible on the DSS2 plates) galaxy in Antlia. Supposedly it reached 16.9 mag on 12/22. However, its redshift is given at 0.097 which should have made it about 2.5 magnitude dimmer. Something looks off, particularly since th...
The original feature film introduces Elio, an underdog with an active imagination who finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, and...
Once-in-a-lifetime star explosion, visible from Earth, could happen any day nowBinary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is about to go nova any day now. The recurrent nova explodes approximately every 79 or 80 years.Space Undo Aurora alert: Possible geomagnetic storm could see norther...
A composite image taken with the Liverpool Telescope showing the location of SN 2023ixf, a red supergiant supernova (the most blue object in the rectangle) that occurred 22 million light-years from Earth in the Pinwheel Galaxy. Credit: E. Zimmerman et al., Weizmann Institute of Science/Liver...
Agency (CSA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission continues to dazzle and amaze with every image it beams back to Earth, and a recent observation depicting not one, not two, but three images of the same galaxy has been no different, as they proudly tweeted on February 28, 2023. ...
According to historical records, that supernova, 30 times more distant from Earth than Betelgeuse, remained visible during the day for over three weeks. Montargès expects Betelgeuse to soon return to within its limits. For the next few months, the star won't be visible, as it will get too...
Wide-field image of the Orion Constellation, a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. Betelgeuse is the bright, red star just left of center. It’s fortunate Earth isn’t near a giant star with a heaving, unstable outer atmosphere, because th...
Located some 650light-yearsfromEarth, Betelgeuse, also known as Alpha Orionis, usually ranks as the tenth brighteststarin the night sky. The star, however, is known for its periodic dimming and brightening up, which sometimes makes it climb a bit up or down the ranking. ...