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Weird star explosion is brightest supernova ever seen
By Mike Wall published
A mammoth star explosion known as SN2016aps, which occurred in a galaxy about 3.6 billion light-years from Earth, is the brightest supernova ever seen, a new study reports.
Hubble image reveals the mighty baby stars that will probably destroy the 'Pillars of Creation'
By Brandon Specktor published
A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope revisits the iconic "Pillars of Creation" in infrared light.
Neptune's Wobbling Moons Are Locked in a Never-Before-Seen Orbital Dance
By Rafi Letzter published
Standing on one moon, you'd see the other pass overhead twice before ducking around to pass on the other side.
This Is How Light May Have Escaped from the Earliest Galaxies, Turning the Universe Transparent
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
An intervening cluster of galaxies acts like a cosmic microscope and bends and magnifies light from a distant galaxy.
Colliding Galaxies Form Piercing Eyes of 'Ghost Face’ in New Hubble Telescope Image
By Hanneke Weitering published
A ghastly face with glowing eyes glares in deep space in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Why Is the Milky Way Galaxy Getting So Gassy?
By Chelsea Gohd published
Using 10 years of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the team of astronomers concluded that there is more gas coming into our galaxy than leaving it.
Inside the Race to Discover a Water Vapor World
By Chelsea Gohd published
Water vapor, and likely clouds that rain liquid water, have been discovered on an exoplanet that lies in the habitable zone of its star. But there's an issue.
Afterglow of Colliding Neutron Stars Would Outshine Our Sun
By Rafi Letzter published
A new, hours-long Hubble study of the collision site revealed never-before-seen details of the neutron-star merger
Giant Ammonia Storms Are Screwing with Jupiter's Beautiful Brown and White Belts of Color
By Rafi Letzter published
Powerful storms have erupted on Jupiter, and they're screwing up the planet's beautiful belts of white and color.
Astronomers Uncover 39 Ancient Galaxies — Moving So Fast That Even Hubble Can't See Them
By Rafi Letzter published
There are ancient, massive galaxies haunting the dusty reaches of our universe, invisible to the Hubble Space Telescope. But now astronomers sifting through infrared data have discovered 39 of them.
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