Supernova alert! Astronomers just found a way to predict explosive star deaths | Hubble Space Telescope captures two 'overlapping' spiral galaxies in new photo | Einstein's theory of relativity just passed its most rigorous test yet
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(X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/L.Lopez et al; Infrared: Palomar; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA)
Wouldn't it be nice to know when a giant star is about to die in a cataclysmic supernova explosion? A team of astronomers has done just that. If you see a giant red star surrounded by a thick shroud of material, watch out - the star will likely explode within a few years.
A new photo from NASA's iconic space telescope captures two distant "overlapping" spiral galaxies. The galaxies, called SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461, are located more than a billion light-years from Earth.
NASA will hold a briefing on Thursday (Sept. 15) to discuss the Perseverance Mars rover's past 18 months of science on the Red Planet. For which influential science fiction author was Perseverance's landing site named?
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On Wednesday (Sept. 14), the moon will pass in front of Uranus in an event called a lunar occultation that will be visible from parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Satellite views show massive clouds of wildfire smoke shrouding vast areas of the Oregon and Washington states as vicious blazes destroy hundreds of square miles of forest.
The announcements of these pledges were both made at the second session of the United Nations' open-ended working group on reducing space threats, which is being held in Geneva from Sept. 12 to Sept. 16.
