Observing the Universe often means contemplating phenomena that occurred millions of years ago. But sometimes, the ...
An artistic illustration of the magnetar and the gamma-ray burst jet in this work (Illustration: Yuja Tian and Yuting Wu, Nanjing Zhijiao Cloud Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.; Scientific concept ...
Therefore, testing the potency and readiness of the nuclear weapons without an explosion is the best way to keep them ...
Astronomers mapped supernova SN 2024ggi for the first time, revealing an elongated shockwave, challenging old stellar ...
Gold holds incredible value in the markets of our world. But have you ever stopped to wonder where it comes from?
As the collapsed core of a massive star, a neutron star is a small but incredibly dense object, packing up to three times the mass of our sun into a small volume. Models predict that neutron stars are ...
For a cosmic adrenaline rush, it’s hard to beat a supernova. It happens when a star detonates at the end of its life, blasting gases and other debris outward with unimaginable violence. The explosion ...