iPTF14hls: the star that has exploded six times and defies all theories
When astronomers first observed iPTF14hls in September 2014, they identified it as a supernova and expected it to…
This Giant Star Just Switched Colors—and It Might Be About to Blow
A massive star nearing the end of its life has donned a new face, changing color and becoming…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova
Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a…
Dark energy: what if the universe changed its destiny right before our eyes?
Dark energy: what if the universe changed its destiny right before our eyes? – Futura-Sciences January 27, 2026…
Webb Traces Distant Explosion to Oldest Supernova Ever Observed
Earlier this year, a powerful gamma-ray burst traveled through space from a very distant source in the cosmos.…
Mansi Kasliwal becomes 1st woman to head Caltech’s Palomar Observatory
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has appointed Prof Mansi Manoj Kasliwal as director of Palomar Observatory, making her…
A new telescope will find billions of asteroids, galaxies and stars
On April 15th, at 8pm local time, the Vera Rubin Observatory recorded its very first photons of starlight.…