NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission has taken a new observation of a supernova, RCW 86, helping fill in ...

The ‘guest star’ of 185 AD has been one of astronomy's most unresolved cases for over 1800 years. Ancient Chinese chroniclers ...

A supernova witnessed nearly 2,000 years ago is back in focus as NASA’s powerful X-ray telescope uncovers a hidden cosmic ...

NASA has released new Hubble telescope images of the Crab Nebula taken 25 years after the iconic observatory first gazed at ...

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Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's magnetosphere is the "magic trick" behind superbright supernovas.

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Nearly a millennium ago, astronomers witnessed a brilliant new star blazing in the sky—a supernova so bright it was visible ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Washington resident Jeff Thornburg has an impressive and lengthy resume. He's worked for NASA, SpaceX, Amazon's Project Kuiper, and Paul Allen. All of that experience led him to where ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Bothell-area resident Jeff Thornburg saw an opportunity to develop a new type of spacecraft. One, he says is more maneuverable, more capable, and more rapid. "Our Supernova Spacecraft ...

Portal Space Systems is partnering with Paladin Space on a commercial service that would round up and dispose of orbital ...