When a star runs out of fuel, it sheds its outer layers of gas and, if it doesn’t explode in...
This is a challenging time for families. Schools across the US are struggling to provide a meaningful online experience. The coronavirus pandemic has cut off or...
Throughout the cosmos, massive clouds of molecular gas and dust experience extreme turbulence, causing them to collapse under their own gravitational force. In the collapse, the...
In 1604, astronomers glimpsed the fiery death of a star in the distant universe by its supernova. Today, more than 400 years later, the debris of...
Every day, discoveries deep within the universe unravel life’s biggest mysteries in the cosmos and on Earth. From determining the legacy that fallen “white dwarf stars”...
The explosive event marked the death of a white dwarf star, the most common type of star in the galaxy. In December, 2019, astronomers spotted a...