Tycho Supernova – Death of a Star
In 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was among those who noticed a new bright object in the constellation Cassiopeia. Now, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals
Amateur Astronomer caught the First-Ever Photo of an Exploding Star
Amateur Astronomer in Argentina captured for the first time the initial burst of light from the explosion of a massive star.
The Origin of Gold
No one is completely sure where did the gold originate. The relative average abundance in our Solar System appears higher than can be made in
The dramatic vision of a Supernova
Novae is a movie about an astronomical event that occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star’s life. Watch the amazing stages of
The Early Flash of an Exploding Star- caught for the first time
The brilliant flash of an exploding star’s shockwave, is illustrated in this cartoon animation, created by NASA’s Ames Research Center…
Where Our Elements Came From
As you can see at this periodic table, hydrogen in your body, present in every molecule of water, came from the Big Bang.
The weird Veil Nebula
The weird cosmic close-up of the eastern Veil Nebula, a mark of the Halloween season.
Bright Supernova Blows up in nearby M82
A supernova bright enough for even small telescope observers to see, in a bright galaxy in Ursa Major well placed for viewing in the northern
Supernova Dust Factory by ALMA
This artist’s illustration of Supernova 1987A is based on real data and reveals the cold, inner regions of the exploded star’s remnants (in red) where
Composite image of the Crab Nebula
A star’s spectacular death in the constellation Taurus by Spitzer Space Telescope, was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D. Now, almost a
