- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 30th, 2015
Swiss Cheese-like Exploded Star Imaged in 3D in Unprecedented Detail
Cassiopeia A went kaboom about 340 years ago, spilled loads of insanely hot and radioactive matter into the cosmos
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 27th, 2015
Black Hole Seen Choking on Massive Star It Tried to Eat
Having sunk its teeth into one of the star's sides, the black hole chocked on the material it was trying to engulf
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 22nd, 2014
View of Stellar Explosion Will Send Your Jaw on a One-Way Trip to the Floor
The image was obtained with the help of several telescopes, ESA saw it fit to revisit it in time for this holiday season
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 13th, 2014
Massive Cosmic Kaboom Documented with the Help of Space Observatory Gaia
The stellar explosion occurred in a galaxy located at a distance of about 500 million light-years from our planet
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 10th, 2014
Star Holding On for Dear Life at the Core of Massive Cosmic Explosion
The explosion is a supernova, occurred when the star's sister reached the end of its life
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 10th, 2014
Massive Stellar Explosion Found to Birth Cosmic Grains of Dust
These grains of dust later support the formation of new stars and planets
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 16th, 2014
Watch: Cool Time Lapse Shows What Happens When a Star Explodes
The images that make up this video were taken over a four-year period, NASA says