The first nova, V462 Lupi, appeared on June 12 in the constellation Lupus. Less than two weeks later, on June 25, a second nova—V572 Velorum—emerged in the constellation Vela. Both novae have ...
Stars often die with a final burst of beauty. For the first time, astronomers have captured visual proof that a star can explode not once, but twice before fading forever. Using the European Southern ...
Scientists have for the first time peered inside a dying star as it exploded in a supernova, gaining not just unprecedented views of its layers, but more so, insight into the process of stellar ...