supernova
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Gaze Upon This Supernova Remnant Photo Processed by an Aussie Supercomputer
Radio telescopes produce enormous amounts of data, and we need immense computing power to produce even a single image like this one.
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Funky Black Hole Is Spinning Tilted
A team of astronomers recently observed an askew black hole just 10,000 light-years from Earth. The black hole’s spin axis is out of alignment with the plane of debris orbiting it by at least 40 degrees, the most extreme misalignment of its kind yet seen by astronomers.
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Blue Flash in Space Known as ‘The Cow’ May Have Been a Black Hole Being Born
Two years ago, evidence of a big cosmic burst reached Earth in the form of bright blue flash. Nicknamed “the Cow,” it looked like a supernova — a star’s dramatic death — but it happened even quicker than known star deaths. Now, a team of astronomers believe they’ve narrowed down the list of cosmic suspects…
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A Vanished Supernova Will Reappear in 16 Years
Ten billion years ago, well before the formation of our solar system, a gargantuan explosion threw out vast amounts of highly energetic light. A star died in a dazzling supernova, and, though it happened so long ago, the flash was only seen in 2016 and vanished shortly thereafter. But if you missed it then, worry…