Astronomers using JWST have captured the clearest view yet of a doomed red supergiant star just before it exploded, solving a ...
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Webb spotted the doomed star behind a supernova that Hubble could never see
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has identified the red supergiant star that exploded as supernova SN 2025pht in galaxy NGC 1637, marking the first time JWST has detected a supernova progenitor star.
A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star before it exploded. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the international team ...
The main image at left shows a combined Webb and Hubble view of spiral galaxy NGC 1637, with the region of interest in the top right. The remaining three panels show a detailed view of a red ...
Astronomers have long searched for clues that a hidden companion star sits out of view near the red supergiant star Betelgeuse. Now, they’ve uncovered a new piece of evidence: a trail like the wake ...
Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have uncovered direct evidence that the red supergiant Betelgeuse is being shaped by a small, long-suspected companion star. Using ...
The James Webb Space Telescope is weighing in on a longstanding debate over why we don’t see more of the most massive red supergiant stars go supernova. NASA/ESA/CSA/Northrop Grumman In recent years, ...
Red dwarfs are very-low-mass stars. Image by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Chris Smith (USRA): Lead Producer - Public Domain Red dwarfs are very-low-mass stars. Image by NASA's Goddard Space ...
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