https://wordlesstech.com The future today in our amazing world Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:02:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 223030326 https://wordlesstech.com/weve-seen-a-supernova-for-the-first-time/ https://wordlesstech.com/weve-seen-a-supernova-for-the-first-time/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:02:39 +0000 https://wordlesstech.com/?p=212495 For the first time, scientists have watched a star explode as a supernova in real time.]]> https://wordlesstech.com/weve-seen-a-supernova-for-the-first-time/feed/ 0 212495 https://wordlesstech.com/the-first-close-up-picture-of-a-star-outside-our-galaxy/ https://wordlesstech.com/the-first-close-up-picture-of-a-star-outside-our-galaxy/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:14:51 +0000 https://wordlesstech.com/?p=205003 Astronomers published the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy, located over 160,000 light-years away.]]> https://wordlesstech.com/the-first-close-up-picture-of-a-star-outside-our-galaxy/feed/ 0 205003 https://wordlesstech.com/a-new-nearby-supernova-discovered/ https://wordlesstech.com/a-new-nearby-supernova-discovered/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 06:30:55 +0000 https://wordlesstech.com/?p=182879 A nearby star has exploded in Spiral Galaxy M101and our telescopes are turning to monitor it. Image Credit & Copyright: Craig Stocks The supernova, dubbed SN 2023ixf, a type II supernova, was discovered by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki three days ago and subsequently located on automated images from the Zwicky Transient Facility two days earlier.]]> https://wordlesstech.com/a-new-nearby-supernova-discovered/feed/ 0 182879 https://wordlesstech.com/webbs-new-details-in-cassiopeia-a/ https://wordlesstech.com/webbs-new-details-in-cassiopeia-a/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:28:58 +0000 https://wordlesstech.com/?p=182368 James Webb Space Telescope revealed new stunning details about the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. The images of the Cas A created by a stellar explosion 340 years ago, show the distribution of elements into the shockwave created by the supernova explosion, which has been found to be more complex than previously thought. By studying the]]> https://wordlesstech.com/webbs-new-details-in-cassiopeia-a/feed/ 0 182368 https://wordlesstech.com/what-if-a-supernova-hits-earth/ https://wordlesstech.com/what-if-a-supernova-hits-earth/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:39:55 +0000 https://wordlesstech.com/?p=180705 Supernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. So what would happen if one hit earth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4DF3j4saCE While supernovae are the engines of creation, forging the elements that enable life, they also burn sterile whole regions of galaxies. [Youtube]  ]]> https://wordlesstech.com/what-if-a-supernova-hits-earth/feed/ 0 180705 https://wordlesstech.com/stunning-remnant-of-stellar-blast/ https://wordlesstech.com/stunning-remnant-of-stellar-blast/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:00:35 +0000 http://wordlesstech.com/?p=168267 This stunning image depicts a small section of the Cygnus supernova blast wave, while appearing as a delicate and light veil draped across the sky, Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this Cygnus supernova remnant located around 2,400 light-years away. The name of the supernova remnant comes from its position in the northern constellation]]> https://wordlesstech.com/stunning-remnant-of-stellar-blast/feed/ 0 168267 https://wordlesstech.com/a-supernova-may-have-caused-mass-extinction-on-earth/ https://wordlesstech.com/a-supernova-may-have-caused-mass-extinction-on-earth/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2020 10:17:23 +0000 http://wordlesstech.com/?p=168095 An exploding star (supernova) about 65 light-years away may have caused mass extinction on Earth, 359 million years ago. A team of researchers led by professor Brian Fields hypothesizes that a supernova about 65 light-years away may have contributed to the ozone depletion and subsequent mass extinction of the late Devonian Period, 359 million years]]> https://wordlesstech.com/a-supernova-may-have-caused-mass-extinction-on-earth/feed/ 0 168095 https://wordlesstech.com/the-most-powerful-ever-supernova-detected/ https://wordlesstech.com/the-most-powerful-ever-supernova-detected/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2020 10:21:26 +0000 http://wordlesstech.com/?p=166095 Astronomers just detect the most powerful supernova – star explosion, ever observed. The death of massive star leads to a spectacular explosion, a supernova, that outshine the entire galaxy. Scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian announced the discovery and study of the brightest, most energetic, and likely most massive supernova ever]]> https://wordlesstech.com/the-most-powerful-ever-supernova-detected/feed/ 0 166095 https://wordlesstech.com/tycho-supernova-death-of-a-star/ https://wordlesstech.com/tycho-supernova-death-of-a-star/#respond Sat, 19 Oct 2019 10:23:45 +0000 http://wordlesstech.com/?p=163092 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 an intriguing pattern of bright clumps and fainter areas in Tycho Supernova. Adding fuel to the intellectual fire that Copernicus started, Tycho showed this “new star” was far beyond the]]> https://wordlesstech.com/tycho-supernova-death-of-a-star/feed/ 0 163092 https://wordlesstech.com/amateur-astronomer-caught-the-first-ever-photo-of-an-exploding-star/ https://wordlesstech.com/amateur-astronomer-caught-the-first-ever-photo-of-an-exploding-star/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:38:31 +0000 https://wordlesstech.com/?p=148934 Amateur Astronomer in Argentina captured for the first time the initial burst of light from the explosion of a massive star. During tests of a new camera, Víctor Buso captured images of a distant galaxy before and after the supernova’s “shock breakout” – when a supersonic pressure wave from the exploding core of the star]]> https://wordlesstech.com/amateur-astronomer-caught-the-first-ever-photo-of-an-exploding-star/feed/ 0 148934