Astronomers have captured the first-ever visual evidence of awhite dwarf star exploding twice in a remarkable supernova event ...

In other cases, another member of the system will go on to form a second white dwarf. If gravitational instabilities bring ...

Based on the new model, the first of these white dwarf explosions isn’t due for at least 10 1100 years. That’s a 1 followed by 1,100 zeros—a number so big that we don’t have a name for it ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

"This tangible evidence of a double detonation not only contributes towards solving a long-standing mystery, but also offers ...

Dan was so small when he was born that his owner "could barely tell there was a puppy" inside the amniotic sac and he needed ...

Scientists can now snap ultra-powerful laser pulses in one shot. RAVEN reveals distortions instantly, unlocking breakthroughs ...

A repeating radio burst every 2 hours from Ursa Major reveals a unique white dwarf–red dwarf system, shaking up theories in ...

WASHINGTON — The American flag has long flown from a pole on the White House roof, but that's always been too small for President Donald Trump, who wants everything to be bigger and more beautiful.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American flag has long flown from a pole on the White House roof, but that’s always been too small for President Donald Trump, who wants everything to be bigger and more ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to determine the mass of white dwarf star LAWD 37. It is "56 percent the mass of our Sun," according to NASA/ESA. Credit: NASA, ESA, P. McGill (Univ. of ...