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Ultrahot Jupiter WASP-121b

Based on data from NASA's Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, these simulated views of the ultrahot Jupiter WASP-121b show what…

Spitzer Spies Supernova Remnant HBH 3

Thin, red veins of energized gas mark the location of the supernova remnant HBH 3 in this image from NASA's…

‘Oumuamua Races Toward Outskirts of Solar System (Artist’s Concept)

This artist's illustration shows the comet 'Oumuamua racing toward the outskirts of our solar system.

A Tidal Disruption Event in Arp299B

An image of the galaxy Arp299B, which is undergoing a merging process with Arp299A (the galaxy to the left), captured…

Black Hole vs. Star: A Tidal Disruption Event (Artist’s Concept)

An artist's concept of a tidal disruption event (TDE) that happens when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive…

Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars (Type Ia Supernova from a White Dwarf Merger)

This image from an animation shows the merger of two white dwarfs. A white dwarf is an extremely dense remnant…

Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars (Type Ia Supernova from a White Dwarf Stealing Matter)

This image from an animation shows the explosion of a white dwarf, an extremely dense remnant of a star that…

Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars (Type Felt Supernova)

This image from an animation shows a kind of stellar explosion called a Fast-Evolving Luminous Transient. In this case, a…

Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars (Core Collapse Supernova)

This image from an animation shows a gigantic star exploding in a 'core collapse' supernova. As molecules fuse inside the…