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

According to a report released by Kyoto University, researchers there and at Meiji University turned to Cassiopeia A, one of ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the most common questions I hear under the night sky is “How do I find the North Star?” It’s surprising how many folks believe that the North Star — or Polaris, as astronomers call it — is the ...