
Astronomers Discover New Black Hole-Star Supernova; Hubble and JWST Capture Supernova 1987A, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Saturn, and Lynx Arc Images
Astronomers have identified a new type of supernova triggered by the interaction between a black hole and a star, revealing a more chaotic and intense cosmic environment than previously understood. This discovery was aided by artificial intelligence tools designed to instantly detect unusual cosmic phenomena, combined with traditional observational methods. The Hubble Space Telescope captured detailed images of stellar explosions, including Supernova 1987A located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, noted as the brightest supernova observed since 1604. The explosion’s shockwave illuminates a one-light-year-wide glowing ring formed by gas expelled from the star. Additional remarkable space imagery includes the clearest images ever taken of Mars’ North Pole water ice, Venus by JAXA and NASA, and ultraviolet views of Saturn’s atmosphere captured by Hubble. The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) provided stunning details of Jupiter’s glowing auroras, delicate rings, and small moons Amalthea and Adrastea, using specialized infrared filters to reveal features invisible to the human eye. Enhanced color views of Jupiter’s south pole, created from Juno spacecraft data, show storms larger than Earth. Furthermore, observations of the Lynx arc super-cluster revealed a million blue-white stars twice as hot as similar stars in the Milky Way, with brightness a million times greater than the Orion Nebula, a well-known star formation region.
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The clearest image ever taken of Venus! NASA https://t.co/sXcVL7ItLz
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This is Supernova 1987A, 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Its light reached Earth on Feb 23, 1987, making it the brightest supernova seen since 1604. The 1-light-year-wide glowing ring is lit as the explosion’s shockwave strikes gas the star expelled https://t.co/D9t5itUyqv
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JWST’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) revealed Jupiter in stunning detail, showcasing its glowing auroras, delicate rings, and tiny moons Amalthea and Adrastea. Using three specialized infrared filters, scientists captured features invisible to the human eye, then mapped them https://t.co/UMt8CqOhes
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