A Supernova: Explosions that Bring Death and Life

Supernovae are violent explosions produced in star death when their mass becomes large and they run out of fuel to burn.

Black Hole

Black holes are super dense masses with strong gravitational pull left over after large stars run out of fuel and collapse.

Red Giant: A Star on its Last Leg

Red giants are the result of stars expanding at the end of their lives as denser materials gather at the core.

Dyson Sphere: Solar Energy on a Whole New Level

Dyson Spheres may sound totally fictional; however, they may be one of our best bets for energy beyond Earth’s resources.

Neutron Stars: Powerful, Dense Corpses of Large Stars

Neutron stars are extremely dense masses left behind after a star dies and has had a supernova.

Antennae Galaxies: Glimpse into the Future

The Antennae Galaxies are colliding, providing us a rough idea of what the collision between Andromeda and the Milky Way may look like.

UY Scuti: Extra-Large and Extremely Bright

UY Scuti was previously the a contender for the title of largest star known to man.

SSA22 Protocluster Could Show How Galaxy Clusters Form

The SSA22 Protocluster is a large structure. It is thought studying this formation it might lend some information as to how galaxies form.

Population III stars: Why Would They Matter?

Population III stars are believed to be some of the first stars ever formed. So, what, if anything, makes them so special as to need a separate categorization? And why have we never found one?

Disintegrating Pulsars: Black Widows and Redbacks

Black Widow Pulsars and Redback Pulsars are named such because their radiation pulls apart their companion star (Featured Image), much like how these two types of spiders are believed to consume their mates. This happens when a star’s collapse in on themselves then becomes a neutron star (Image 2). A fast-spinning neutron star can be