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Deep Space

Would a galaxy disappear if all of its stars went supernova?

We have the answer to this intriguing question

Astronomy

Heroes of Space: Tycho Brahe

Read on to learn more about the peculiar life of the last great naked eye astronomer

Deep Space

Cold hydrogen could have stopped Milky Way’s star formation

For the first time ionised hydrogen has been detected at the lowest frequency ever towards the centre of our galaxy

Deep Space

What would happen if a planet crashed into a neutron star?

We take a look at the answer to this intriguing question

Deep Space

What happens when a star’s fuel runs out?

We find out what happens when a star uses up all of its fuel

Deep Space

Why are neutron stars so heavy?

We investigate why this is the case

Deep Space

Are planetary nebulae made by supernovae?

We find out if these beautiful structures are made by the titanic explosion of massive stars

Deep Space

How hot are the atoms in supernovae shock waves?

The nearby supernova SN1987A was the subject of X-ray analysis that has led to this discovery

Deep Space

What is an accretion disk?

Often found around a star or black hole, we find out what an accretion disc is

Deep Space

What does a supernova sound like?

Are these catastrophic explosions really as loud as they look?

Deep Space

Astronomers gather fresh clues about famous star’s everlasting nature

Researchers suggest that Eta Carinae was originally a three-star system, which is what led it to its unusual behaviour

Deep Space

Hubble spots a supernova’s surviving companion

17 years after the initial supernova, astronomers have photographed its companion star for the first time ever

Deep Space

Famous exploded star revealed with incredible clarity

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has imaged the intricate and energetic features within the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A

Deep Space

Astronomers discover star that won’t die

Supernovae traditionally occur once at the end of a star’s life, but this particular star has exhibited multiple supernovae over the last three years

News

Hubble captures 30th anniversary image of famous supernova

SN 1987A was the closest observed exploding star to Earth since the invention of the telescope

News

Tail of stray black hole found hiding in the Milky Way

The new finding marks the beginning of the search for quiet black holes

News

Spinning black hole caught gulping down star

The mystery extraordinarily brilliant point of light seen in a distant galaxy has been solved

News

Low-mass supernova could have triggered birth of Solar System

About 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of gas and dust that eventually formed our solar neighborhood was disturbed

News

X-ray telescope witnesses result of violent crash between heavyweight objects

Astronomers now have the best evidence to date that the energetic events known as gamma-ray bursts produce a very narrow beam or jet

News

Most luminous, energetic pair of stars found outside Milky Way

The dual-star system produces a cyclic flood of gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light

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