Supernovae

Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Marshall Space Flight Center
Stars
Supernovae
The Universe
In the year 1181 a rare supernova explosion appeared in the night sky, staying visible for 185 consecutive days. Historical records show that the supernova looked like a temporary ‘star’ in the constellation Cassiopeia shining as bright as Saturn. Ever since, scientists have tried to find the supernova’s remnant.
Posted March 28, 2024
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Galaxies
General
Marshall Space Flight Center
Nebulae
Supernovae
The Universe
Three new sonifications of images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have been released in conjunction with a new documentary about the project that makes its debut on the NASA+ streaming platform. Sonification is the process of translating data into sounds.
Posted February 28, 2024
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Neutron Stars
Science & Research
Stars
Supernovae
The Universe
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a recently observed supernova. The supernova, known as SN 1987A, was a core-collapse supernova, meaning the compacted remains at its core formed either a neutron star or a black hole. Evidence for such a […]
Posted February 22, 2024
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Dark Energy
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
Stars
Supernovae
The Universe
Astronomers investigating one of the most pressing mysteries of the cosmos – the rate at which the universe is expanding – are readying themselves to study this puzzle in a new way using NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Once it launches by May 2027, astronomers will mine Roman’s wide swaths of images for gravitationally […]
Posted February 7, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Supernovae
The Universe
This image features a relatively small galaxy known as UGC 5189A, which is located about 150 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy was observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study a supernova explosion in 2010 known as SN 2010jl.
Posted January 19, 2024
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Marshall Space Flight Center
Supernovae
The Universe
For the first time astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope to study the well-known supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A).
Posted January 8, 2024
Galaxy clusters
Goddard Space Flight Center
Supernovae
The Universe
XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission)
The Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory has released a first look at the unprecedented data it will collect when science operations begin later this year.
Posted January 5, 2024
Astrophysics
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Hubble Space Telescope
Marshall Space Flight Center
Pulsars
Spitzer Space Telescope
Supernovae
The Universe
A colorful, festive image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two, exploded stars. This supernova remnant is known as 30 Doradus B (30 Dor B for short) and is part of a larger region of space where stars have been continuously forming for the past 8 to […]
Posted January 3, 2024
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Stars
Supernovae
Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) shines in a new image from Dec. 10, 2023, from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Posted December 12, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
Nebulae
Science Mission Directorate
Stars
Supernovae
The Universe
Mysterious features hide in near-infrared light Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. As part of the 2023 Holidays at the White House, First Lady of the United States […]
Posted December 11, 2023
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