Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to observe galaxy Messier 83 (M83) spotted the unexpected explosive ...
Students across the country are participating in NOVA's science journalism program to make videos about big data and its applications in their local communities. We’re excited to announce that we’ve ...
The brightest burst of gamma rays ever recorded was caused by the collapse and explosion of a massive star—a supernova. That’s according to a paper published last week in Nature Astronomy that used ...
During the 2023-2024 school year, high school students across the country investigated the relationship between big data and its impacts on their local communities as part of the NOVA Science Studio ...
Peering deeply into the cosmos, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its current ...
Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of supernova, which has provided an unparalleled glimpse into what happens deep within a star just before it explodes. A study detailing the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Excited astronomers said on Wednesday they had for the first time caught a supernova on camera just as it was exploding, and they may now learn how to spot others. By luck, they ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — New images from the James Webb Space Telescope that show intricate details of a supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A, a shimmering interstellar structure already under analysis ...
Claire North, whose space opera Slow Gods is the July read for the New Scientist Book Club, discusses how a population might ...