• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 9th, 2010
Massive Galaxy Exploded Every Second for Millions of Years

Massive Galaxy Exploded Every Second for Millions of Years

Its ability to produce new stars was completely hindered

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 16th, 2010
Cosmic-Ray Source Identified

Cosmic-Ray Source Identified

With a large degree of accuracy

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 15th, 2010
Explaining a Supernova That Shouldn't Have Existed

Explaining a Supernova That Shouldn't Have Existed

It was first observed in April 2007

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 3rd, 2010
NGC 3603 Reveals 'Baby Star'

NGC 3603 Reveals 'Baby Star'

The nebula is relatively close to Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 11th, 2010
Suzaku Discovers Supernova 'Fireball' Fossils

Suzaku Discovers Supernova 'Fireball' Fossils

The study is important to understanding how stars explode

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 8th, 2010
White Dwarf Mergers Trigger Supernova Blasts

White Dwarf Mergers Trigger Supernova Blasts

These events occur more frequently than expected

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 5th, 2010
Antimatter Causes Powerful Stellar Explosions

Antimatter Causes Powerful Stellar Explosions

When paired with regular matter

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 5th, 2010
Nearby Supernova Could Destroy Earth

Nearby Supernova Could Destroy Earth

The white dwarf could blow up soon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 4th, 2010
Age of the Solar System Possibly Miscalculated

Age of the Solar System Possibly Miscalculated

One of the equations may not be accurate

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 29th, 2009
Voyager Figures Out Why the Local Fluff Exists

Voyager Figures Out Why the Local Fluff Exists

Basic physics says it shouldn't be there

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 3rd, 2009
The Most Massive Star Ever Known Explodes

The Most Massive Star Ever Known Explodes

It has been considerably heavier than the Sun

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 17th, 2009
Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae Possibly Discovered

Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae Possibly Discovered

These stars are essential to dark energy studies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2009
Shedding Light on Black Hole Mysteries

Shedding Light on Black Hole Mysteries

The structures are still poorly understood

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 6th, 2009
Astronomers Find New Type of Supernova

Astronomers Find New Type of Supernova

It involves helium and a white dwarf

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 3rd, 2009
Stellar-Nursery Cores Are Potent Gamma-Ray Sources

Stellar-Nursery Cores Are Potent Gamma-Ray Sources

Supernova remnants accelerate particles to high energies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 23rd, 2009
First Simulation of a Star's Final Hours Created

First Simulation of a Star's Final Hours Created

Astrophysicists benefit from new computer codes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 28th, 2009
The Effects of Cosmic Rays

The Effects of Cosmic Rays

Experts try to figure out how bad they are

 
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