The night sky might be about to get a brand new star in a few weeks. T Coronae Borealis, also known as the “Blaze Star” or T CrB, is a binary star system located approximately 3,000 light-years from Earth. It could explode in spectacular fashion any day now. Normally too dim to see with the … Read more
Earth’s protective atmosphere has sheltered life for billions of years, creating a haven where evolution has produced complex life forms like us. The ozone layer plays a crucial role in protecting the biosphere from deadly UV radiation. It blocks 99% of the sun’s powerful UV rays. Earth’s magnetosphere also protects us. But the sun is … Read more
A stunningly fast star that is one of the oldest in the Milky Way has been spotted crossing our Milky Way by astronomers looking for something completely different. The scientists noticed that the fast star was moving at a speed of 2.1 million kilometers per hour, almost three times the speed of our own Sun, … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked preprint trusted source proofread OK! by Tomasz Nowakowski, Phys.org Full color image of SN 2023adsy. Credit: Pierel et al., 2024. × close to Full color image of SN 2023adsy. Credit: Pierel et al., 2024. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from the Space Telescope … Read more
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the oldest and most distant supernova ever observed: a stellar explosion that occurred when the universe was just 1.8 billion years old. The ancient fireworks explosion was discovered along with 80 others in a patch of sky that, from our perspective on Earth, is about the width of … Read more
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered an unprecedented collection of ancient supernovae. Astronomers announced that they have found ten times more of these stellar explosions than previously known in the early days of the universe. Some of these approximately 80 newly discovered supernovae exploded when the universe was only about 2 billion years old … Read more
When it comes to hunting down the explosive deaths of massive stars in the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a true cosmic detective. This celestial Sherlock Holmes has found evidence of 80 new early supernovae in a patch of sky as wide as a grain of rice, held at arm’s length. … Read more
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a remarkable number of distant supernovae, providing new insights into the structure and expansion of the early universe. This includes the detection of Type Ia supernovae at unprecedented distances, contributing to our understanding of cosmic distances and the expansion of the universe. Credit: SciTechDaily.com NASA‘S James Webb Space … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! The JADES Deep Field uses observations made by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as part of the JADES program (JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey). A team of astronomers studying JADES data identified about 80 objects (circled in green) that changed brightness … Read more
Peering deep into the cosmos, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was only a fraction of its current age. A team using Webb data has identified ten times more supernovae in the early universe than previously known. Some of the newly … Read more