• Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • March 7th, 2013
Helium-Fueled Binary Stars Provide Most Accurate Distance Measurements in the Universe

Helium-Fueled Binary Stars Provide Most Accurate Distance Measurements in the Universe

Determining how far the Large Magellanic Cloud dwarf galaxy is

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • January 10th, 2013
Supernova Explosion 10 Billion Years Ago Helps Unravel the Nature of Dark Energy

Supernova Explosion 10 Billion Years Ago Helps Unravel the Nature of Dark Energy

The event should provide scientists invaluable data into the universe's expansion rate

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • October 27th, 2012
White Widows, an M Dwarf with a White Dwarf, Could Explain Type Ia Supernovae

White Widows, an M Dwarf with a White Dwarf, Could Explain Type Ia Supernovae

There’s a new model which explains Type Ia supernova creation

Video Depicts Supernova Progenitor Star System

Video Depicts Supernova Progenitor Star System

Astronomers recently identified such a system for the first time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 12th, 2012
Hubble Reveals the Nature of Supernova Progenitor Stars

Hubble Reveals the Nature of Supernova Progenitor Stars

Recent cosmic observations shed light on old astronomical mystery

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 15th, 2011
Initial Stages of Supernova Explosion Finally Observed

Initial Stages of Supernova Explosion Finally Observed

This was made possible by an automated tracking system