Rare ‘Zombie Star’ First Seen in 1181 Returns From the Stellar Grave in New Observations Ryan Whalen·November 1, 2024Supernova SN 1181, a “zombie star" first observed in 1181, has recently resurfaced as a subject of interest for astronomers.
Astronomers Discovered A Weird “Void” In Space, and It Has A QR Code. Go get your phone right now! MJ Banias·September 28, 2021Astronomers have discovered a giant "void" in our Milky Way, and for the first time, you can use your phone to see it up close.
The Top 3 Things From Space That Are Probably Going to Kill Us Candy Chan·September 15, 2021Here are the top 3 things from outer space that can potentially wipe out the human species in a few years. This is fun, right?
Galaxies Pass Gas, New Study Confirms MJ Banias·September 1, 2021New research indicates that galaxies consume gas clouds to form stars and then release polluted gases back out into their environment.
Betelgeuse Mystery May Be Solved with Help from a Stellar “Monster” Micah Hanks·March 10, 2021The mysterious dimming of Betelgeuse, observed since 2019, may have been solved with new data from Hubble's Space Telescope.
Hubble Spies a Stellar “Ghost” Last Seen at the End of the Roman Empire Micah Hanks·January 21, 2021The Hubble Space Telescope is helping astronomers study the remains of a star that exploded nearly 1700 years ago.