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Supernova in distant space allows us to understand the origin of elements
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A supernova is a stellar explosion, which occurs when the lives of some really massive stars come to an end. In this violent epilogue, the star expels the material from its outer layers by means of a shock wave, allowing us to see the various elements it was composed of.
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Study: Magnetized dead star likely has a solid surface
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The study, published in the journal Science and led by researchers at the University of Padova, uses data from a NASA satellite, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), which was launched last December. The satellite, a collaboration between NASA and the Italian Space Agency, provides
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Dust plumes observed being 'pushed' into interstellar space by intense sta
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): Astronomers have observed directly for the first time how intense light from stars can 'push' matter. Researchers made the observation when tracking a giant plume of dust generated by the violent interactions between two massive stars.
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Astronomers offer new theory about mysterious location of massive stars
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], February 3 (ANI): A star's life begins with the gravitational collapse of a gaseous nebula of material composed primarily of hydrogen, along with helium and trace amounts of heavier elements. Now, astronomers from Georgia State University have found an explanation for
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Massive stars are factories for ingredients to life
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Maryland [US], October 10 (ANI): The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), NASA's flying observatory, has provided a new glimpse of chemistry surrounding massive young stars where future planets could begin to form. It found massive quantities of water and organic molecul
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Hubble finds the best evidence for elusive mid-size black hole
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Garching [Germany], Apr 1 (ANI): New data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided the strongest evidence yet for mid-sized black holes in the Universe.
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Image captured by Hubble Space Telescope can reveal the origin of massive
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 18: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a scene of stellar creation that sits near the outskirts of the famous Tarantula Nebula.
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