Messier 82 - Wikipedia
WEBMessier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is the second-largest member of the M81 Group, with the D 25 isophotal diameter of 12.52 kiloparsecs (40,800 light-years).
Webb Reveals Never-Before-Seen Details in Cassiopeia A - NASA
WEBApr 7, 2023 · A new mid-infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), created by a stellar explosion seen from Earth 340 years ago. Cas A is the youngest known remnant from an exploding, massive star in our galaxy.
Enormous explosion in 'Cigar Galaxy' reveals rare type of star …
WEBApr 24, 2024 · The so-called starquake, caused when a magnetar's intense magnetic fields ever-so-slightly break the star's spin and disrupt its outer layers, cracked the star's surface and beamed out highly ...
Messier 82 (The Cigar Galaxy) - Science@NASA
WEBM82 or the Cigar galaxy, shines brightly at infrared wavelengths and is remarkable for its star formation activity. The Cigar galaxy experiences gravitational interactions with its galactic neighbor, M81, causing it to have an extraordinarily high rate of …
NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded …
WEBDec 10, 2023 · NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded Star. Mysterious features hide in near-infrared light. Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Monster galactic outflow powered by exploding stars
WEBMay 12, 2024 · The elements it releases into space can reveal the galaxy’s potential to form (or stop forming) stars.
An Exploding Star in an "Exploding" Galaxy - SpaceNews
WEBMay 27, 2009 · M82 is often called an ‘exploding galaxy’, because it looks as if being torn apart in optical and infrared images as the result of numerous supernova explosions from massive stars (see Fig. 1,...
See the James Webb Telescope's Stunning New Snapshot of an …
WEBApr 12, 2023 · Scientists are particularly interested in this supernova—located about 11,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia—because it’s the youngest-known leftover from an exploding...
An exploding star in an “exploding galaxy” - Astronomy Magazine
WEBMay 28, 2009 · M82 is often called an “exploding galaxy” because it looks as if being torn apart in optical and infrared images as the result of numerous supernova explosions from massive stars.
A shock flash breaking out of a dusty red supergiant | Nature
WEBDec 3, 2023 · Shock-breakout emission is light that arises when a shockwave, generated by the core-collapse explosion of a massive star, passes through its outer envelope. Hitherto, the earliest detection of...