In 1604, a new star appeared in the night sky that was much brighter than Jupiter and dimmed over several weeks. This event was witnessed by sky watchers including the famous astronomer Johannes ...
The scene witnessed by Johannes Kepler after sunset on Oct. 17, 1604. While he wasn't the first to see the supernova, Kepler studied it like no one else. To recognize his detailed observations, we now ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to record material blasting away from the site of an exploded star at speeds faster than 20 ...
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A new video shows the evolution of Kepler's Supernova Remnant using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory captured over more than two and a half decades. Kepler's Supernova Remnant, named after ...
Astronomers are going gaga over newborn supernova measurements taken by NASA’s Kepler and Swift spacecraft, poring over them in hopes of better understanding what sparks these world-shattering stellar ...
In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A new video shows the exciting development of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captured over more than ...