Webb Telescope Finds What May Be a Glowing Aurora on a Failed Star
Astronomers are trying to figure out how an isolated brown dwarf could produce such a phenomenon.
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Astronomers are trying to figure out how an isolated brown dwarf could produce such a phenomenon.
In a rare cosmic event, an asteroid will eclipse Betelgeuse on December 11, causing a brief but significant disappearance of this bright, red star.
Located one billion light-years away, the star—thought dead—appears to be going through a revival, with scientists spotting energetic flares.
Vela is nearly 1,000 light-years from Earth and is spewing astonishingly energetic gamma-rays into space.
The spinning, dead star was emitting radiation in two modes, and a team of scientists believes it knows why.