The Petersburg Post

Wednesday, Jul 2nd, 2025 - Astronomers have spotted what they think might be an "interstellar object" hurtling through the solar system — and it's headed toward us. The visiting space object, potentially the third of its kind ever seen, will make its closest approach to the sun in around four months, before eventually leaving our cosmic neighborhood forever. The newly discovered object, currently dubbed A11pl3Z , was first spotted in ...

Wednesday, Jul 2nd, 2025 - Astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a star meeting a dramatic end by exploding twice. In a study published in  Nature Astronomy, researchers analyzed the centuries-old remains of supernova SNR 0509-67.5 with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, finding the first visual evidence of a star's "double-detonation." Most supernovae are the explosive result of massive stars collapsing ...