A Star Vanished And Was Mysteriously Replaced by a Black Hole
Nov 11, 2024 · The outward force from its fusion can no longer counteract the star's powerful gravity, and the star collapses in on itself. The result is a supernova explosion, a calamitous event that destroys the star and leaves behind a black hole or a neutron star.
A Stellar Explosion 650 Million Light-Years Away ... - SciTechDaily
Dec 31, 2024 · Behold LEDA 22057, a galaxy 650 million light-years away, where a pale blue dot marks the site of a dazzling supernova, SN 2024PI, captured by Hubble’s gaze. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz)
Supernova: Astronomers crack cosmic 'murder mystery' - BBC
Feb 23, 2024 · Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what lies at the heart of a celebrated cosmic explosion. In February 1987, a star was seen exploding in a nearby galaxy. It was visible from Earth...
Hubble Captures First-Ever Predicted Exploding Star
Dec 16, 2015 · NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured the image of the first-ever predicted supernova explosion. The reappearance of the Refsdal supernova was calculated from different models of the galaxy cluster whose immense gravity is warping the supernova’s light.
Pale blue (supernova) dot | ESA/Hubble
Dec 30, 2024 · The resulting burst of runaway nuclear fusion destroys the white dwarf in a supernova explosion that can be seen many galaxies away. [ Image Description: A spiral galaxy with two thin, slowly-curving arms, one fainter than the other, coming off the tips of a bright, oval-shaped core region.
Scientists trace famed 1987 supernova to weird blue supergiant …
Mar 22, 2020 · In 1987, astronomers observed an incredible star explosion in a galaxy not too far away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Now, researchers suggest that the supernova was created by a blue...
Space explosion mystery finally solved - CBBC Newsround
Feb 25, 2024 · Scientists have got to the bottom of a 37-year-old mystery involving a huge cosmic explosion in a nearby galaxy. The explosion was from a dying star and was so bright, with the power of 100...
Close-up of the Supernova 1993J explosion site (ACS/HRC image)
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the area in Messier 81 where Supernova 1993J exploded. The companion to the supernova "mother star" that remains after the explosion is seen in the centre of the image.
Supernova mystery solved: JWST reveals the fate of an iconic …
Feb 22, 2024 · Decades-long quest ends as the landmark observatory detects signs of the 1987 blast’s central neutron star. This image of supernova 1987A was created by combining a photo from the Hubble Space...
Brightest-ever cosmic explosion solved but new mysteries sparked - BBC
Apr 12, 2024 · The brightest burst of light ever recorded was caused by a supernova, but that prompts new questions.