Astronomers caught the first sign of a star 30 times more massive than the Sun exploding, then tracked its supernova for nearly three months
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August 12, 2026
A combination of images show the evolution of supernova SN 2026gzf, which was first detected by the Einstein Probe on March 21, 2026. Images taken on March 25 and April 3, 2026, show the supernova brightening. An archival image of the host galaxy from…
Earth will reach its furthest point from the sun on July 6, but the summer heat won’t cool down yet: Here’s why |
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July 3, 2026
The Earth will reach its furthest point from the Sun on July 6, an annual astronomical event called aphelion. The planet is about 152.1 million kilometers from the sun, about 5 million kilometers farther than it was in early January. However, despite the…