NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site

Crash of Extreme Stars Found in Unexpected Site | NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory

Extreme Collision of Neutron Stars Found in Unexpected Site | NASA ChandraAstronomers have spotted the merger between two neutron stars in a very odd place. This extreme collision was found in a tiny galaxy embedded in a stream of gas. Scientists needed NASA’s Chandra, Fermi, Swift, and Hubble observatories to make this discovery. This result may help answer two mysteries about stars and intergalactic space.A neutron star is the gravitationally …

NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site

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NASA captures the 'gory' final breaths of a dying star

Something in the constellation Vela (a southern Milky Way region visible mainly from the Southern Hemisphere) looks a little like a brain floating in space. Astronomers have been calling it the “Exposed Cranium.” The nickname stuck years ago, but new images from the James Webb Space Telescope are showing the object in far more detail than anyone had seen before. The nebula, officially known as PMR 1, sits roughly 5,000 light-years from Earth. It…