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A Supernova For the History Books
On February 23, 1987, the supernova SN1987A exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud, visible to the naked eye…
Webb Telescope Reveals Early Galaxy’s Bright Light Comes from New Stars, Not Black Hole
At a Glance Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made an exciting discovery about one…
New Exoplanet LHS 1140 b May Host Life-Sustaining Liquid Ocean
At a Glance A newly discovered planet, LHS 1140 b, could be the first exoplanet outside our solar…
Finding the Most Distant Black Hole Ever Detected
UHZ1 is the most distant black hole ever detected, located at the literal edge of the observable universe,…
A Faraway Star was Observed to Have Gone Black Hole Back In 2009—Or Did It?
In 2009, a remarkable event occurred in the NGC 6946 galaxy when a star flared brightly, only to…