Supernovae are one of the most useful events in all of astronomy. Scientists can directly measure their power, their spin, ...

"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for ...

A light echo is created when a star explodes or erupts, flashing light into surrounding clumps of dust and causing them to shine in an ever-expanding pattern.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has provided high-resolution images revealing the 3D structure of interstellar dust and gas ...

Including works by Radiohead, Hans Zimmer, David Bowie, Franz Schubert and Philip Glass, Christopher Nolan named his favourite songs of all time.

The discovery could help scientists get closer to understanding the mysterious invisible matter that makes up the bulk of our ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared glow of an ancient supernova's light echo, revealing ...

NASA's IMAP mission will delve into the mysteries of the heliosphere, mapping its boundaries and studying solar wind ...

James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate patterns in space, capturing the aftermath of a centuries-old supernova.

With the installation of a charged particle detector on Dec. 3, 2024, all 10 of NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration ...

Shocks, cosmic rays and x-rays seem to ionise and fragment saturated molecules via mechanisms that result in structures with ...

Learn about the thermal light echo, observed by NASA, that causes intricate layers of interstellar gas and dust to emit an ...