Science & Astronomy

(Main) an illustration of a type Ia supernova erupting as a white dwarf feeds on a companion star (Inset) a new image of the LMC supernova remnant MC SNR J0519–6902

Hubble helps explore the wreckage of a supernova star explosion in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way (image)

By Robert Lea published

Using the Hubble Space Telescope and an array of other instruments, astronomers have probed supernova wreckage in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the galaxy next door.

The Universe
A large dark orb eclipsing a yellow orb behind.

The sun might be spitting out particles that create water on the moon

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

"With only lunar soil and a basic ingredient from the sun — which is always spitting out hydrogen — there's a possibility of creating water."

The Sun
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