June 2021

Astronomers have recently discovered and identified a new, unique kind of supernova. For those who don’t know, a supernova is a giant explosion that occurs upon the death of a star. Prior to this discovery, astronomers knew of only two different types of supernovae, black holes/neutron stars and white dwarves. Black holes and neutron stars […]

This week in the astronomical world has been rather eventful! On June 10th, 2021, Earth got to view a solar eclipse! This particular eclipse was unique because it was annular. Annular solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the Sun and Earth, but the moon is relatively far in its orbit. This distance makes