Scientists have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding how the universe creates the ingredients needed for life. A ...

NASA and JAXA’s XRISM mission detected chlorine and potassium in Cassiopeia A, revealing how supernovae forge life-essential ...

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in ...

Some of the elements used by living systems are far more abundant in Cassiopeia A than we thought, hinting that some parts of ...

XRISM’s high-precision X-ray data revealed unusually strong signatures of chlorine and potassium inside the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. These levels are far higher than theoretical models ...

Some 350 years ago, the dodo bird went extinct, Sir Isaac Newton invented calculus, and Cassiopeia A (Cas A) burst into existence. Cassiopeia A is supernova remnant that originally formed when a star ...

Few star patterns have a shape so easy to remember: a neat "M" or "W" depending upon on its position and which way you're facing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

At around 7 P.M. JST on the evening of March 18, Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Nakamura spotted something strange: A new point of light in the familiar constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.

There’s something new and bright lurking in the night sky — and you can see it in your backyard. An amateur astronomer in Japan recently discovered a nova in the constellation Cassiopeia involving a ...

Cassiopeia the Queen is climbing high in the northeast on late August evenings. The constellation’s familiar “W” or “M” shape seems propped up on one side, eternally (by human standards) facing the ...

What’s the best-known star pattern, especially for people who rarely look at the stars? Orion would qualify. It’s the brightest winter constellation, and you can already spot it climbing up the ...