supernova
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Astronomers Watch in Real Time as Epic Supernova Potentially Births a Black Hole
A team of astronomers recently captured a series of images of a distant star as it went supernova, providing a remarkable play-by-play of stellar death and possibly the birth of a black hole. Supernovae are massive explosions that occur when massive stars die. These events sometimes leave nebulae, neutron stars, or even black holes in…
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AI Detected a Supernova All on Its Own
You can add supernova spotting to the laundry list of accolades attributed to artificial intelligence. This week, a collaboration of astronomers led by Northwestern University said they have developed the world’s first AI-assisted, fully automatic supernova detection, identification, and classification system. The powerful new tool, which the scientists say could “significantly streamline” large studies of…
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Gaze in Wonder at These Stunning Views of the Cosmos
The cosmos is a hostile but beautiful place; from Earth, its phenomena — from our Sun and the aurorae it generates to nebulae and distant galaxies — are worth capturing.
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Amateur Astronomers Can See a New Supernova in the Night Sky
In the ever-changing cosmic goo that is the universe, the biggest stars end their lives in enormous explosions called supernovae. These bursts are so bright that they are visible across vast distances — and a new one just appeared in the night sky here on Earth. If you turn your telescope toward the constellation Ursa…