A pair of white dwarfs, located just 150 light-years from Earth, appears doomed to die in a type 1a supernova that will shine ...

Discover the intriguing space explosion predicted in a rare double white dwarf system just 160 light-years away from Earth.

In 23 billion years, these two white dwarf stars will collide. Then, they'll explore. Here's why scientists say this ...

Astronomers have long predicted that two orbiting white dwarfs are the cause of most type 1a supernova explosions. While the ...

The SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY is a part of the Smithsonian Institution which, in conjunction with the Harvard ...

Two white dwarfs are trapped in a decaying orbit that will eventually turn them into a Type Ia supernova. It’s a common ...

A dramatic cosmic event is winding up to occur right in our backyard. Astronomers have spotted a pair of stars bound for ...

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high-mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light ...

"This could potentially change our understanding of the history of the three-body interaction between the two Magellanic ...

These explosions happen when a white dwarf, which is already an ultra-dense star remnant, takes in too much mass.

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light ...