It's the last clearly observed supernova in the Milky Way, Gassel said.

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Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) instruments, the U.S.

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Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...

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Scientists have unveiled a new way to capture ultra-sharp optical images without lenses or painstaking alignment. The ...

Astronomers using Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a new type of cosmic object that is believed to be a “failed ...

NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin have all successfully launched superheavy-lift rockets. These massive vehicles are designed to ...

The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico.