SYFY WIRE Explore The LatestMoviesTVGamesComicsInterviewsBad Astronomy All Posts Tagged Supernova New type of supernova could eat a planet's atmosphere from 150 light years away But... we're using that. By Cassidy Ward | 4 weeks ago Hubble captured a supernova at three different ages in one image It's a unique window into the death of a star. By Cassidy Ward | 2 months ago Supernova alert! Now astronomers have a warning system for when stars go boom! The clock could start ticking at any moment. By Cassidy Ward | 3 months ago Interstellar meteors may have been fired from supernovae like iron-rich bullets Take cover! By Cassidy Ward | 3 months ago Just how massive can stars get? Maybe not *quite* as massive as we thought But still terrifyingly big. By Phil Plait | 5 months ago Betelgeuse aftermath: Still recovering from blowing its stack The interior of the red supergiant is still sloshing around after a massive dusty belch. By Phil Plait | 5 months ago Big, bright, massive stars were more common when the Universe was young New study shows big beasts are more rare nowadays. By Phil Plait | 6 months ago Meteorite bears the imprint of a supernova from before the solar system was born Hypatia may be a piece of a supernova you can hold in your hand. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago Companion star survives the hell fury of a supernova A face full of supernova and this star still shines. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago A weird four-star system may lead the way to catastrophic supernovae Colliding stars in a quaternary system could explode. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago Load More
New type of supernova could eat a planet's atmosphere from 150 light years away But... we're using that. By Cassidy Ward | 4 weeks ago
Hubble captured a supernova at three different ages in one image It's a unique window into the death of a star. By Cassidy Ward | 2 months ago
Supernova alert! Now astronomers have a warning system for when stars go boom! The clock could start ticking at any moment. By Cassidy Ward | 3 months ago
Interstellar meteors may have been fired from supernovae like iron-rich bullets Take cover! By Cassidy Ward | 3 months ago
Just how massive can stars get? Maybe not *quite* as massive as we thought But still terrifyingly big. By Phil Plait | 5 months ago
Betelgeuse aftermath: Still recovering from blowing its stack The interior of the red supergiant is still sloshing around after a massive dusty belch. By Phil Plait | 5 months ago
Big, bright, massive stars were more common when the Universe was young New study shows big beasts are more rare nowadays. By Phil Plait | 6 months ago
Meteorite bears the imprint of a supernova from before the solar system was born Hypatia may be a piece of a supernova you can hold in your hand. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago
Companion star survives the hell fury of a supernova A face full of supernova and this star still shines. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago
A weird four-star system may lead the way to catastrophic supernovae Colliding stars in a quaternary system could explode. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago
