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Case of the missing stars: At least 800 stars have quietly disappeared in the last 70 years, say scientists
Based off of the little sense we’ve made of the hot mess that is the cosmos, there are two ways sta…
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope imaged a stunning supernova remnant and revealed details Hubble couldn't capture
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently observed the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Jenny McG…
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A disabled Israeli teenager with muscular dystrophy is a hostage held by Hamas in Gaza after she was abducted from the Supernova music festival
Israeli Rut Perez, a 17-year-old wheelchair user, is being held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza,…
Rebecca Rommen
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A supernova that exploded in a nearby galaxy is one of the brightest in a decade. Here's how to see it.
The supernova, named SN 2023ixf, is located 21 million light-years away. It should remain visible w…
Marianne Guenot
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A new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope blows past Hubble again, revealing an iconic supernova in unprecedented detail
The supernova, which was first discovered in 1987, has a keyhole-like formation, full of clumpy gas…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Grace E…
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James Webb telescope likely spots first supernova
The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope may have likely spotted its first supernova…
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Amount of attention on me has gone supernova: Musk
Amid several media reports appearing on Elon Musk's activities, the tech billionaire on Tuesday sai…
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spots a rare star preparing to explode and die in a supernova
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted a star revving up to die, expelling clouds of cosmic dust th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Earth's neighboring star Betelgeuse unexpectedly got 50% brighter part of a weird process that will end in the dying star going supernova
Observers have spotted some bizarre behavior from Betelgeuse in recent years, as it sheds light on …
Marianne Guenot
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Astronomers say a new type of stellar explosion on distant dead stars — called 'micronova' — could be plentiful in our universe
Using NASA satellite data, researchers observed a new class of stellar explosion, which is similar …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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NASA's new X-ray space telescope snapped its first image: a stunning exploding star
NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) will study black holes and exploded stars. Its fir…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX launched a $214 million NASA satellite into orbit to study black holes and dead stars
NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) was launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 r…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Kepler supernova exploded 400 years ago but hasn’t slowed down — and two pieces of debris are headed towards Earth
The star known as Kepler exploded in a fiery supernova over four centuries ago, but the resulting b…
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A 9-year-old Pennsylvania boy earned his high school diploma online and with his parent's help — is looking for a dream college to study black holes and supernovas
"He's playing with his Legos. He's just a normal 9-year-old," said Ronya Balogun, who is helping he…
Katie Balevic
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Mystery solved: Betelgeuse, the dimming star that drew international attention, isn't exploding - it was just dusty
Betelgeuse made everybody think it was going to explode in a spectacular supernova. It turns out th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A stunning image of the Milky Way took 12 years to photograph. It shows the ghost of a supernova.
The photographer J-P Metsavainio spent 1,250 hours collecting images for his Milky Way mosaic, whic…
Aria Bendix
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Stanley Tucci says he has 'difficulty' with argument that gay characters should only be played by LGBTQ actors
Stanley Tucci told CBS Sunday Morning about his thoughts on whether straight actors should be cast …
Lauren Edmonds
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IIT Guwahati researchers find important clues to understand why stars die
"The study of supernovae and the particles they release helps us understand the universe bec…
PTI
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NASA's Hubble space telescope captured the ribbon of a supernova blast that ancient humans saw about 15,000 years ago
No space telescope had ever captured the glowing ribbons of the Cygnus Loop — remnants of a superno…