This time, Frito-Lay is gracing us with the return of the fan favorite promotion “Do Us a Flavor.” That means even more wild, ...

This breathtaking image of V838 Mon showcases a star located approximately 20,000 light-years from Earth in the Monoceros constellation, situated at the outer edge of the Milky Way galaxy.

The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova which was observed almost 1000 years ago. Although it corresponds to one of the ...

Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, according to a theory put forward in new research.During the final stages of ...

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In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers used Hubble to capture this festive, colorful look at the tentacled Southern Crab Nebula. The Hubble ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history, according to new research. The explosive supernova deaths of ...

The most dangerous parts of a supernova explosion are the outputs like X-rays and gamma rays. Even though they only share a small fraction of a supernova's power, they are extremely dangerous.

What's the deadliest part of a supernova explosion? To estimate this we have to look at what the actual destructive capabilities are of a supernova. As in, what does a supernova produce?

Dan Veerhusen in Sand Point last summer, preparing the Taurus for the herring season. Captain Dan Veerhusen and Jan, his wife, run the Taurus, one of the few remaining boats that still fish ...

Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history.

A supernova is a cataclysmic stellar death that leaves behind a black hole or neutron star. It is the biggest, brightest, and most violent type of explosion scientists have observed in the universe.