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A Star 250 Times the Size of Our Sun Just Exploded 13 Billion Years Ago, and JWST Might Have Caught It
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A Star 250 Times the Size of Our Sun Just Exploded 13 Billion Years Ago, and JWST Might Have Caught It

Published in Science on May 21, 2026. This is the kind of headline that makes astronomers lose sleep. Somewhere in the darkest, earliest corners of the universe, a monster star just blew itself apart. Not a regular supernova. Not even a particularly bright one. This was something else entirely: a

Paul Franco · May 23, 2026 · 3 min read
Space A Star 250 Times the Size of Our Sun Just Exploded 13 Billion Years Ago, and JWST Might Have Caught It

A Star 250 Times the Size of Our Sun Just Exploded 13 Billion Years Ago, and JWST Might Have Caught It

Published in Science on May 21, 2026. This is the kind of headline that makes astronomers lose sleep. Somewhere in

Paul Franco · May 23 · 3 min read
Space A Bus-Size Asteroid Just Slipped Past Earth at a Quarter of the Moon's Distance, and We Barely Saw It Coming

A Bus-Size Asteroid Just Slipped Past Earth at a Quarter of the Moon's Distance, and We Barely Saw It Coming

If you enjoy the very specific genre of space news called "well that was close", this week delivered.

Paul Franco · May 21 · 3 min read
Space JWST Just Found a Ghost Galaxy That Shouldn't Exist. It Might Be the Universe's First.

JWST Just Found a Ghost Galaxy That Shouldn't Exist. It Might Be the Universe's First.

A tiny, invisible galaxy magnified 100 times by a cosmic lens is the most chemically primitive ever found. It could

Paul Franco · May 17 · 3 min read
Space Scientists Just Found a Brand-New Asteroid Dying Slowly Near the Sun

Scientists Just Found a Brand-New Asteroid Dying Slowly Near the Sun

Here is a very specific kind of cosmic drama that astronomers love: something in the sky is quietly falling apart,

Paul Franco · May 16 · 4 min read
Space Venus Has a Kitchen Sink Problem, and It's 30 Miles High

Venus Has a Kitchen Sink Problem, and It's 30 Miles High

Here is a thing you probably did not expect to read today: Venus, the scorched hell-planet next door, is home

Paul Franco · May 14 · 4 min read
Space Astronomers Just Caught Two Planets Smashing Into Each Other, and It Looks Eerily Like How the Moon Was Born

Astronomers Just Caught Two Planets Smashing Into Each Other, and It Looks Eerily Like How the Moon Was Born

A distant star called Gaia20ehk started flickering wildly in 2016. Years later, astronomers realized they were watching two planets annihilate each other in real time. And the wreckage looks a lot like how our own Moon was born.

Paul Franco · Apr 27 · 2 min read
Space Oxygen Made from Moon Dust for First Time

Oxygen Made from Moon Dust for First Time

Blue Origin has achieved a historic breakthrough: a reactor that extracts breathable oxygen from lunar soil. This technology could enable

Advait Panchal · Apr 13 · 1 min read
Space There is a Lonely Planet Eating Six Billion Tonnes of Matter Every Second. It Has No Star.

There is a Lonely Planet Eating Six Billion Tonnes of Matter Every Second. It Has No Star.

Astronomers just found a lone planet 620 light-years away eating six billion tonnes of matter every second. It has no star, no solar system, and just had the biggest growth spurt ever recorded.

Paul Franco · Apr 5 · 3 min read
Space The Boötes Void: The Creepiest Nothing in the Universe

The Boötes Void: The Creepiest Nothing in the Universe

There is a hole in our Universe. Not a metaphorical one. A literal, 330-million-light-year-wide expanse of almost nothing. And it is absolutely terrifying.

Paul Franco · Mar 1 · 2 min read
Space This Massive Star Just Vanished Into Thin Space—No Explosion, No Warning, Just Gone

This Massive Star Just Vanished Into Thin Space—No Explosion, No Warning, Just Gone

A supergiant star in the Andromeda galaxy skipped its supernova finale and collapsed directly into a black hole. No boom. No flash. Just cosmic silence.

Paul Franco · Feb 27 · 2 min read
Space The Ghost in the Milky Way: The Dark Nebula That Should Not Exist (But Does)

The Ghost in the Milky Way: The Dark Nebula That Should Not Exist (But Does)

What if I told you there is a ghost floating through space right now? Not a supernatural one, but something far cooler. Meet Barnard 93, the interstellar ghost that is basically the universe playing hide-and-seek with starlight.

Paul Franco · Feb 21 · 3 min read
Space The Secret Ocean Worlds Hiding in Plain Sight

The Secret Ocean Worlds Hiding in Plain Sight

While we've been obsessing over Mars, some of the most promising places for alien life have been floating around Jupiter and Saturn this whole time. Hidden oceans that dwarf anything on Earth.

Paul Franco · Feb 13 · 3 min read
Space The Real Alien Worlds of Star Trek

The Real Alien Worlds of Star Trek

Did you know astronomers found a real planet where Vulcan should be? Explore amazing exoplanets that are surprisingly similar to Star Trek's iconic worlds, and calculate how long it would take to reach them! 🖖✨

Advait Panchal · Mar 11 · 3 min read
Space Turning Mars into Earth - Let's Think This Through

Turning Mars into Earth - Let's Think This Through

From nuclear options to orbital mirrors, discover how we might transform Mars into a habitable world for future human civilization.

Advait Panchal · Jan 29 · 3 min read
Space Space Station 2: After ISS, what's next?

Space Station 2: After ISS, what's next?

Eventually, the International Space Station will be retired. In the absence of NASA's flagship space station, what will the agency do?

Advait Panchal · Nov 11 · 3 min read
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