Death of a White Dwarf Star Creates Cosmic Red Ribbons of Gas, NASA Shares Photo
NASA took to Instagram to share an image that showed the remnants of a supernova, a large explosion that takes place at the end of a star's life cycle. And,…
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How Do You See Inside a Volcano? Try a Storm of Cosmic Particles.
With one detector, you can get a two-dimensional image of a volcano’s innards, “similar to a medical X-ray,” said David Mahon, a muography researcher at the…
Neutron star collisions probably make more gold than other cosmic smashups
The cosmic origins of elements heavier than iron are mysterious. One elemental birthplace came to light in 2017 when two neutron-rich dead stars…
A Cosmic Ray Event Pinpoints the Viking Landing in Canada
The objects Dee and his colleagues studied, recovered from L’Anse aux Meadows decades ago and carefully preserved in a freezer in a Parks Canada storage…
NASA Shares Dramatic Image of 2 Galaxies Locked in a Cosmic Dance
NASA has shared a dramatic image of two peculiar galaxies locked in a cosmic dance. The event was taking place at a distance of about 220 million light-years…
A Pair of Galaxies Are Locked in a Cosmic Dance, See It Here
NASA has shared a dramatic image of two peculiar galaxies locked in a cosmic dance. The event was taking place at a distance of about 220 million light-years…
Mysterious ‘cosmic burpers’ are shooting out bizarre radio waves from galaxy’s…
Astronomers studying the central region of the Milky Way have discovered a new source of cosmic radio waves so bizarre that they are struggling to imagine…
Spongebob: The Cosmic Shake and More Announced at THQ Stream
THQ Nordic celebrated its 10th anniversary today with a showcase of new games hosted by Geoff Keighley. During the stream, we got to see footage of…
Your Guide to Interesting Cosmic Events All Through September
This month appears to be rewarding for skywatchers with a full range of binocular and telescopic sights in the offing. All through September, interesting…
Hubble Uses Cosmic Optical Illusion to Spy Distant Quasar
This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a kind of optical illusion that is helping researchers to peer out even deeper into the depths…