Tag Archives: Supernova
Supernovae may generate life-giving carbon atoms faster than thought
The Hubble Telescope caught a supernova outshining every star in its galaxy
Astronomers are puzzled by a mysterious dead star
Astronomers observe the brightest supernova on record
A star died violently and left behind this ‘fluffy’ ball
Stars die all the time, but the untimely passing of SN 1572, also known as Tycho's Supernova, is possibly the most famous. That's because it's relatively close to us in the Milky Way's Cassiopeia constellation, so when it exploded in the year 1572, i...
‘Cannonball’ pulsar points to the supernova that formed it
Astronomers have clocked a spinning star at 2.5 million MPH and grabbed an image that leaves no doubt where it came from. Using NASA's Fermi Telescope and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), a team of scientists imaged pulsar J0002, originally...
New Source of Very High Energy Gamma Rays Detected Around a Supernova Remnant
In a region around the supernova remnant (SNR) G24.7+0.6, astronomers have discovered a new source of very high energy gamma-ray emission. The newly found source, designated MAGIC J1835–069, is...
New Source of Very High Energy Gamma Rays Detected Around a Supernova Remnant
In a region around the supernova remnant (SNR) G24.7+0.6, astronomers have discovered a new source of very high energy gamma-ray emission. The newly found source, designated MAGIC J1835–069, is...
Supernova Killed off Ancient Megalodon Shark, Study Says
A supernova that exploded about 2.6 million years ago has likely shaped the world we live in. The particular supernova is thought to have occurred some 150 light years away from Earth. It caused...