An ‘extremely stripped supernova’ confirms the existence of a key feature of physicists’ models of how stars produce the elements that make up the Universe.
- Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University
Astronomers have unpacked the mystery of how one star’s death created the nebula NGC3132 – never before seen in such detail.
We asked astronomers: are we alone in the Universe? The answer was surprisingly consistent
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'I think that we will discover life outside of Earth in my lifetime. If not that, then in your lifetime,' one astronomer told us.
More than 70% of the Universe is made of ‘dark energy’, the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter
The Conversation17.1 MB (download)
Today on the podcast, we explore what we know about dark energy, believed to be responsible for the acceleration of the expansion of the Universe.
Stars begin their life inside very large, fluffy clouds of space dust and gas called nebulae.
Two white dwarfs found orbiting each other at the centre of a planetary nebula are now known to have enough mass that they will eventually trigger a special kind of supernova, according to research published…
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