The Webb telescope has unlocked a mystery in an exotic star system located approximately 8,000 light-years from Earth. Using its mid-infrared observation capabilities, the space telescope captured the first image of four swirling spirals of dust encircling two aging stars locked together in an orbital dance. NASA released the image on Wednesday, confirming the existence […]
This Perfectly Spherical Supernova Is Weirding Us Out
The universe is a chaotic place filled with exploding stars, material falling into black holes, and rogue planets wandering off on their own. All that chaos makes astronomers suspicious when they glimpse a hint of perfection in the cosmos, like a bubble of material left over from the death of a star that appears to […]
The Star Set to Explode Totally Flaked. Here’s What to Expect Next
Sky watchers were disappointed last night when a binary star system didn’t erupt in a nova explosion that was predicted to take place on Thursday. But fear not, the famous blaze star is still due for its recurring nova to erupt any day now. The binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), also known […]