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

The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant, a vast, expanding cloud of gas and dust resulting from the explosion of a massive star. The Serpens Nebula is a prime location for studying the formation of ...

The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant, the expanding cloud of gas and dust resulting from the explosion of a massive star. NGC 1559 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Reticulum, ...

Launched in 2007, AGILE made numerous discoveries over nearly 17 years, including identifying the origin of hadronic cosmic rays in supernova remnants and discovering novel, rapid particle ...

People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has ...

A type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf draws hydrogen from a companion. But Sirius A and B are too widely separated ...

A type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf — the cooling remnant of an aging star — draws hydrogen from a companion sun. When the dwarf reaches 1.4 times the mass of the Sun, the star ...

The discovery delays the timeline for planet formation. The building blocks of life appeared earlier, scientists say.