WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When a star up to 20 times the mass of our sun exploded in a nearby galaxy, the blast was so violent that it was visible to the naked eye from Earth's southern hemisphere for ...
Kepler's supernova remnant is extremely exciting for astronomers – a rare example of a supernova for which we have a clear ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may be the ...
In June 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope took its first look into the universe, offering beautiful details in Webb's first images. Other observations captured during those opening moments ...
It happened 15,000 years ago, but the light is only now just reaching Earth — courtesy of NASA’s James Webb telescope. The scope caught images of a star in the rarely-sighted Wolf-Rayet phase, on the ...