These supernovas are kicking up a storm, fueling cosmic life and death
by Astronomers have discovered a hitherto unknown source of cosmic dust. Why is this dust important to track? Well, these particles essentially act as building blocks …
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SETI searches for alien signals synchronized with the 1987A supernova
If aliens are synchronizing their signals with light coming from the 1987A supernova, then the search for extraterrestrial information (SETI) on the situation. Scientists at …
Black holes are hurtling through our universe at more than 2.2 million mph and scientists think they now know why
In rare cases, black holes can be kicked into space after they form.Buradaki/Getty Images Scientists have created new computer simulations to study what happens during …
A Ten-Year Survey of Dark Energy offers new insights into the expansion of the universe
A survey of over 1,500 supernovae by the Dark Energy Camera has placed strong constraints on the expansion of the expanding universe. The results suggest …
10 times the night sky surprises us in 2023
The night sky in 2023 brought many spectacular sights, from bright, fiery comets to unusual auroras, unexpected meteor lunar impacts, a newly discovered supernova – …
A warped supernova seen by the James Webb Space Telescope may settle a long-standing debate
Two supernovaes in a galaxy, and one that is so far away that we see it as it was 10 billion years ago, it could …
Our Universe’s smallest galaxies are our biggest star factories. Here’s why
Some of the largest and most intense regions of star formation are found in the smallest galaxies, and scientists believe this is because stars reaching …