Supernova 1987A has been keeping its secrets held tight, but not tight enough for JWST
Incredible — and eerie — images of 19 nearby face-on spiral galaxies in the infrared show how stars are born and die
If they do, we may be seriously overestimating how often they occur
Happy holidays to y’all: Here’s a few fun stories for you to read over peppermint-flavored hot chocolate
I do so love the cataclysmic detonation of an entire star wreaking havoc across dozens of light-years
An asteroid passes directly in front of everyone’s favorite supernova progenitor tonight
I usually write a secondary headline here to specify what’s implied in the main headline above but this time it’s pretty much a straightforward thing.
I have a simple solution for NASA’s budget woes, and some very cool photos of Betelgeuse showing it dimming by getting brighter. Yes, you read that right.
Weird to think that future humans might live in these things
Bonus: You can see stars actually moving through space in this animation!
These first stars were whoppers, and when they blew up they did so... differently.
We’ve been studying it for over 35 years and still don’t really understand it
