It proved the Universe was bigger than astronomers thought, but they couldn’t believe it
The Vela Supernova Remnant is a masterpiece of chaos
Animation shows X-rays from an exploded star as it expands over the decades
Exploding stars are rarely close enough to see by eye, but it happens. Also: a very cool galaxy with three rings.
Supernova 1987A has been keeping its secrets held tight, but not tight enough for JWST
As always: don’t panic
Archived Hubble images show the star prior to the titanic explosion
I won’t cry when WOH G64 explodes, but it IS getting dusty in here
We’ve been studying it for over 35 years and still don’t really understand it
April 27, 2023 Issue #557
I’m giving talks in Seattle and Portland, and the supernova SN2023ixf just popped off in the nearby galaxy M101!
Exploding stars can masquerade as really far away galaxies
