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Scientists may have figured out what caused one of the strangest explosions ever observed in our universe: A massive star exploded while getting ripped apart by a black hole. Astronomers identified ...
The cosmic butterfly has also produced plenty of PAHs – large hydrocarbon molecules that could play a key early role in ...
Astronomers have seen a lot of stars explode, but one unusual stellar death is forcing them to rethink what they thought they ...
Astronomers have used a new type of extreme supernova in which a massive star was stripped right "down to the bone" to better ...
But in reality, it may be the beginning of a new phase of life for all the objects living in the solar system. When stars like the Sun die, they go through a phase of rapid expansion called the Red ...
An international team of scientists, led by Northwestern University astrophysicists, has detected a never-before-seen type of ...
Astronomers captured a glimpse of the innermost layers of a massive star before it exploded in a supernova, changing their ...