Few star patterns have a shape so easy to remember: a neat "M" or "W" depending upon on its position and which way you're facing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in ...

There’s something new and bright lurking in the night sky — and you can see it in your backyard. An amateur astronomer in Japan recently discovered a nova in the constellation Cassiopeia involving a ...

At around 7 P.M. JST on the evening of March 18, Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Nakamura spotted something strange: A new point of light in the familiar constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.

Some 350 years ago, the dodo bird went extinct, Sir Isaac Newton invented calculus, and Cassiopeia A (Cas A) burst into existence. Cassiopeia A is supernova remnant that originally formed when a star ...

Cassiopeia the Queen is climbing high in the northeast on late August evenings. The constellation’s familiar “W” or “M” shape seems propped up on one side, eternally (by human standards) facing the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Huw James is a science communicator, fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and guest lecturer ...