Since the last update we have published a further six papers, bringing the number in Volume 9 (2026) to 110 and the total so far published by OJAp up to 558.

Since the last update we have published a further five papers, bringing the number in Volume 9 (2026) to 104 and the total so far published by OJAp up to 552. It took us until late July to pass 100 last year.

We share here a detailed image of the famous “Crab Nebula” (Messier 1), likely the most famous supernova remnant in our Milky Way. We also show how it expanded in almost 20 years. The...

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Una scoperta recente offre uno dei ritratti più nitidi mai ottenuti delle prime fasi dell’universo. Un gruppo di ricercatori ha individuato una rarissima stella di seconda generazione, poverissima di ferro, che conserva tracce dirette dei processi chimici avvenuti dopo la morte delle prime stelle. Gli scienziati descrivono il loro lavoro come una forma di “archeologia […]

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Researchers found a magnetic star core acting as a high speed engine to power a record breaking luminous supernova.

A dying star’s final breath creates a haunting, brain-shaped cosmic silhouette.

We captured the important supernova SN 2023ixf in the iconic Messier 101 spiral galaxy 1,000 days after its peak, now that is almost 10,000 times fainter than at that time. The image above comes...

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We observed supernova SN 2026azd in the spiral galaxy MCG -1-33-68 and here we share our image. The image above comes from the average of 6, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″...

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We observed supernova SN 2026acd in the elliptical galaxy NGC 4168 and here we share our image. The image above comes from the average of 5, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the “Elena”...

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The national finals start coming fast and furious from here on out, so all our Saturdays will be super for the next weeks. We've got Estonia's Eesti Laul, Latvia's Supernova and Denmark's Melodi Grand Prix this week, with three new winners and a lot of previous competitors coming back for a chance at glory. Jeremy identifies a new type of mom song, Dimitry nearly swears off his status as a…

We observed supernova SN 2026cffn in the beautiful galaxy NGC 3660 and we’re pleased to share our image below. The image above comes from the average of 10, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with...

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