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

A star called T Corona Borealis may "go nova" next week, making the star briefly visible to the naked eye. It last happened ...

The findings reveal unusual chemical signatures and offer new insights into the behavior of novas beyond the Milky Way.

Notably, these two types of stars have different origins: a neutron star is formed when a massive star undergoes a supernova ...

This can trigger a supernova in two ways. Firstly, the collision itself can create a larger white dwarf and a type Ia supernova. Alternatively, the stellar remnant this creates can birth a ...

White dwarfs typically have a radius just ... runaway fusion occurs and the star will detonate in a thermonuclear supernova.

Astronomers have detected mysterious X-ray signals coming from a nearby white dwarf star for more than 40 years. We may now ...

Scientists already know that a planet must be in the “Goldilocks zone”—not too hot and not too cold—to have liquid water, a ...

Ancient ‘white dwarf’ stars explode and die in more ways than was thought, and observing these violent cosmic deaths could help scientists to discover the invisible ‘dark energy’ that is powering the ...

Notably, these two types of stars have different origins: a neutron star is formed when a massive star undergoes a supernova explosion, while a white dwarf emerges when a star with a low to medium ...

This zombie star survived a thermonuclear explosion on a white dwarf, challengi... Pa 30 is a fascinating nebula that emerged from a supernova observed in 1181. At its center lies a remarkable ...