In the nearby Andromeda Galaxy, a massive star bright enough to stand out for years has gone dark. Not in a blaze of glory.
A massive star brightened in infrared light, then vanished without exploding. Astronomers uncovered the quiet birth of a ...
In A Nutshell A massive star in the Andromeda Galaxy faded by more than 10,000 times over a decade and vanished from view, likely collapsing into a black hole without exploding as a supernova ...
Astronomers are used to dramatic endings. When a massive star dies, it usually explodes ...
NASA launched two rockets from Alaska this week to learn more about the electrical "circuitry" within auroras.
Nuclear fusion, the process that powers every star in the observable universe, has moved from theoretical physics into the realm of real laboratory results. On December 5, 2022, scientists achieved ...