"The explosions of white dwarfs play a crucial role in astronomy," stated Priyam Das, a PhD student at the University of New South Wales Canberra and study leader. Das further described the findings ...

MUSE allows astronomers to map the distribution of different chemical elements, displayed here in different colours. Calcium ...

Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars ...

Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a star meeting a dramatic end by exploding twice. In a study published in ...

Type I supernova: A star accumulates matter from a nearby neighbor until a runaway nuclear reaction ignites. Type II supernova: A star runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses under its own gravity.

This all ultimately gives rise to a thermonuclear explosion called a Type 1a supernova. An illustration shows a white dwarf stealing matter from a companion star. (Image credit: NASA's Goddard ...

(CN) — While all stars go out in a bang, some go out with two. For the first time, astronomers have recorded visual evidence ...

“ENTs are different beasts,” study lead author and astronomer Jason Hinkle explained in an accompanying statement. “Not only are ENTs far brighter than normal tidal disruption events, but they remain ...

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions ...