For over a decade, a star system on the verge of unleashing a deadly gamma ray burst appeared to have its guns trained on ...

It’s ok, Darth Vader hasn’t got our humble planet in his sights! No this Death Star is a binary system where both stars are ...

We know that regular supernovas pose no existential threat to life on Earth in the near-term. But there are other varieties ...

Decades of W.M. Keck Observatory research on the famed Wolf-Rayet 104 “pinwheel star” system has taken a new turn, revealing more mystery but reducing concerns about its potential as the “Death Star.” ...

A new study has shed light on the orbital alignment of the well-known Wolf-Rayet 104 (WR 104) system, long considered a potential threat due to its speculated gamma-ray burst (GRB) risk. Observations ...

Hubble's new observations explored the powerful gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C by examining its surroundings. Hubble captured the brightly coloured supernova remnant DEM L 190, also known as LMC N49, in ...

One such phenomena is gamma-ray bursts, the brightest and most extreme explosions ... light-years away in the direction of the Sagitta constellation and was caused by a supernova event. While the ...

New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

A Kick streamer’s broadcast ended in disaster after his sports car burned to the ground after doing donuts on stream. With hundreds of thousands of streams taking place across platforms like ...

An artist’s concept of the famous Wolf-Rayet 104 “pinwheel star,” previously nicknamed the “Death Star.” New research conducted from Maunakea, Hawaiʻi using three Keck Observatory instruments reveals ...

A recent study reveals that the famous Wolf-Rayet 104 "pinwheel star" holds more mystery but is even less likely to be the potential "death star" it was once thought to be.