Astronomers from Texas have witnessed the moment a star’s surface is torn apart by a supernova, becoming oblong in the ...

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Astronomers from Texas have witnessed the moment a star's surface is torn apart by a supernova, becoming oblong in the process and producing more light than the entire galaxy for an instant.

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the oldest and most distant supernova ever seen — a stellar explosion that took place when the universe was just 1.8 billion years old. The ancient ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a stunning image of a distant supernova in a galaxy that looks like it's being stretched like warm taffy. However, the golden smear ...

Through a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, three different moments in a far-off supernova explosion were captured in a single snapshot by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The light from the ...

The ultimate cosmic "cold case" has lingered for 843 years — and now, space detectives may have solved it at last. In 1181 AD, as the Genpei War raged in Japan, a mystery "guest star" briefly flashed ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Washington resident Jeff Thornburg has an impressive and lengthy resume. He's worked for NASA, SpaceX, Amazon's Project Kuiper, and Paul Allen. All of that experience led him to where ...

Portal Space System's Supernova uses sunlight to power a thermal propulsion system that can allow spacecraft to move rapidly between orbits. Credit: Portal Space Systems PARIS — Portal Space Systems ...

The era of stationary spacecraft may soon be over. Portal Space Systems, a company headed by propulsion expert Jeff Thornburg, is looking to help usher in a new renaissance in in-space transportation ...

A "guest star," briefly seen in 1181, was created by colliding dead stars, according to new simulations that may finally solve an 800-year-old cosmic mystery. When you purchase through links on our ...