Surrey Physicists Replace Theory With Data on Two Stellar Explosion Reactions
Nasa.gov When a massive star dies in a supernova, the blast forges radioactive titanium-44 in quantities that space…
Fast blue optical transients still defy explanation
Sky surveys keep catching a kind of cosmic explosion that astronomers can’t explain. They call them fast blue…
New research reveals massive stars both exploded in tandem
‘A rare opportunity’ The discovery may offer insight into binary systems composed of massive stars. “This system provides…
New Supernova Study Confirms Universe’s Expansion is Still Accelerating
A fresh analysis of Type Ia supernovae overturns a controversial 2025 claim that cosmic expansion is slowing. Type…
Ghostly neutrinos come into focus as China’s Juno underground detector logs first high‑precision results
First scientific results from Juno neutrino detectorMost precise measurements yet of two neutrino aspectsThese subatomic particles can pass…
A supernova remnant may have been discovered in the Milky Way
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An image showing the supernova SN 1993J. Thanks to the Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers…
Jupiter Accelerates Electrons to Near-Light Speed, Offering Clues to Cosmic Ray Origins
The giant planet’s bow shock isn’t just deflecting the solar wind, it’s acting as a powerful particle accelerator,…
Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Iconic Crab Nebula
By comparing new Hubble observations with images first taken in 1999, astronomers traced the continuing expansion of one…
Thanks to old photos, NASA scientists found what happens before a supernova explodes
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World’s largest neutrino detector to track supernova blasts
The world’s largest neutrino detector just got even more powerful after scientists successfully deployed six new strings of…
Is Betelgeuse about to explode into a supernova? Astronomers finally have an answer
Between late 2019 and early 2020, the red supergiant Betelgeuse showed signs of weakening that led many to…
Dark energy could lead to a ‘Big Crunch’ end for our universe: Study
For nearly three decades, the scientific world has operated under an assumption: the universe is flying apart faster…