Cosmic distance ladder

Webb Spots Second Ancient Supernova in Gravitationally Lensed Galaxy

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Last month, astronomers focused the Webb Space Telescope on the galaxy MRG-M0138 and found something surprising: a supernova in the ancient universe, magnified for your viewing pleasure by the gravitational lensed galaxy. First Full-Color Images From Webb Space Telescope When stars die, they release a huge amount of energy which astronomers can observe as a … Read more

Astronomers See Largest Explosion in House But

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Astronomers have seen probably the most energetic cosmic explosion but, which they consider resulted from a fuel cloud being disrupted by a supermassive black gap. First Full-Shade Photographs From Webb House Telescope The explosion (dubbed AT2021lwx) occurred billions of light-years away and was first noticed in 2020. However now it’s lasted over three years, indicating … Read more