Star trail photography documents the movement of the stars over a certain period. As the stars appear to move from east to west (due to Earth’s rotation), a long-exposure photograph of them will ...

Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented detail. The breakthrough provides direct evidence that these explosions are ...

The James Webb Space Telescope continues to surprise us with stunning pictures, but of what exactly? Astronomer Nienke van der Marel shows with three images how massive stars lead short but explosive ...

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