Astronomers from the George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC, and elsewhere have employed NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft to observe a pulsar wind nebula inside a supernova remnant known ...

The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of a colossal supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dutch ...

A glowing hand stretches across the cosmos, with its palm and fingers sculpted from the wreckage of a massive stellar explosion. The eerie structure is part of the nebula MSH 15-52, powered by pulsar ...

Astronomers’ best view yet of the aftermath of a “guest star” supernova seen in 12th-century China and Japan has revealed one of the strangest objects in the heavens. It consists of hundreds of ...

In November 1572, a brilliant new star appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia, shining so brightly that it was visible during the day. Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe carefully documented this ...

SANDY — I have wondered at photos from the Hubble Space Telescope throughout my life. To learn from the following video that similar photos and discoveries can now be taken in a local backyard — for ...

Space Astronomy Cosmology Supernova that lit up Earth's skies 843 years ago has a flowering 'zombie star' at its heart — and it's still exploding A new animated map sheds light on the superhot "zombie ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

An image from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory shows a glowing hand stretching across the cosmos with its palm and fingers sculpted from the wreckage of a massive stellar explosion. When you purchase ...