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NASA's Chandra Releases Doubleheader of Blockbuster Hits - NASA
New movies of two of the most famous objects in the sky — the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A — are being released from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. EachLee Mohon (NASA)
NASA’s Fermi Mission Sees No Gamma Rays from Nearby Supernova
A nearby supernova in 2023 offered astrophysicists an excellent opportunity to test ideas about how these types of explosions boost particles, called cosmic rays, to near light-speed.science.nasa.gov
Stunning Echo of 800-year-old Explosion - NASA
In the year 1181 a rare supernova explosion appeared in the night sky, staying visible for 185 consecutive days. Historical records show that theNASA
Listen to the Universe: New NASA Sonifications and Documentary - NASA
Three new sonifications of images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have been released in conjunction with a new documentary aboutLee Mohon (NASA)
Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a recently observed supernova.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Roman to Use Rare Events to Calculate Expansion Rate of Universe - NASA
Astronomers investigating one of the most pressing mysteries of the cosmos – the rate at which the universe is expanding – are readying themselves to studyAshley Balzer (NASA)
Hubble Views a Galactic Supernova Site - NASA Science
This image features a relatively small galaxy known as UGC 5189A, which is located about 150 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.science.nasa.gov
NASA Telescopes Chase Down "Green Monster" in Star's Debris - NASA
For the first time astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope to study theNASA
NASA/JAXA XRISM Mission Reveals Its First Look at X-ray Cosmos - NASA Science
The Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory has released a first look at the unprecedented data it will collect when science operations begin later this year.science.nasa.gov
NASA Telescopes Start the Year With a Double Bang - NASA
A colorful, festive image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two, exploded stars. This supernova remnant is knownNASA
Webb Sheds Light on an Exploded Star - NASA
Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) shines in a new image from Dec. 10, 2023, from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam)NASA
NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded Star - NASA
Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image fromSteve Sabia (NASA)
NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded Star - NASA
Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image fromSteve Sabia (NASA)