Japan’s XRISM Satellite To Detect X-Ray Wavelengths With Unprecedented Precision To Study Black Holes, Supernovae, Galaxy Clusters

Medicine & Technology Sep 11, 2023

Japan's XRISM telescope is expected to bring new information about black holes, supernovae and galaxy clusters. Continue reading to learn more.

Massive Supernova 100 Times Larger Than the Solar System Discovered

May 14, 2023

A huge supernova was spotted and it was 10 times brighter than the others. Read to know the details.

Supernova Blast Captured: Kepler Space Telescope Reveals the Groundbreaking Data It Recorded 3 Years Ago

Aug 30, 2021

Kepler showed groundbreaking data, a supernova that blasted. This took place after the space telescope got retired when it ran out of fuel after nine years of operation.

Supernovae: Cradles of Creation and Harbingers of Destruction in the Known Universe

Jan 17, 2020

Stars are like living beings that are made of star stuff, one of the longest-lived galactic structures and the source of light in the dark universe. A star dies in several ways, its corpse becomes something else.

Black Hole Quietly Born From Collapsing Massive Star That Skipped Its Supernova Stage

May 26, 2017

A dying star 25 times the size of the Earth's sun was witnessed to leave a black hole after its death.

Rare Supernova Explosion Flooded Star With Calcium & Other Elements, Discovered By Astrophysicists

May 02, 2017

A star was discovered to have been polluted with calcium and other elements due to a rare supernova explosion.

Striking It Rich in Supernovae Dust at the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy

Mar 19, 2015

It’s a tough job sifting through the data and the haze of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, but some astronomers have to do it. The time-consuming job often means having to peer into the center with aid of multiple telescopes, all giving you a different perspective at a different wavelength. It can be job of countless hours, with little to no reward, but when researchers find even cosmic dust, their studies can strike it rich.