Webb Captures Stunning Infrared View of Eskimo Nebula
New infrared observations of the Eskimo Nebula, a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula in the constellation of Gemini, reveal…
Invisible Black Holes Could Be Triggering Supernovae
Primordial black holes may pass through white dwarfs and ignite a subset of Type Ia supernovae. New models…
Astronomers discover four hidden dead stars near Earth
But even the nearby cosmos had its secrets. New research led by astronomers at the University of Warwick…
Astronomers Discover Four New White Dwarfs in Solar Neighborhood
Using near-UV spectroscopic data from the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers…
Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope solves the mystery of a planet that survived its Sun’s death |
A white dwarf is usually thought of as the quiet remnant left behind after a star has exhausted…
Astronomers trace a 20-year radio mystery to clashing fields between two stars
Astronomers say they may be close to explaining a space mystery that has lingered for about 20 years:…
Scientists Discover Two Strange Dead Stars That Defy Astronomical Expectations
Two exotic white dwarf merger remnants have been found to share a striking set of unusual properties, including…
How can a young blue giant have a white dwarf companion star that’s billions of years older?
Sirius is a blue giant, which burns through its fuel quickly and lives only a relatively short period…
Scientists Say There’s Something Huge Buried Inside Our Galaxy
An ancient galaxy appears to be buried inside the Milky Way, new research suggests. That’s right: a galaxy…
Gamma Cassiopeiae X-ray Mystery Solved by Scientists
Stars shine not only in light but in X‑rays. For the biggest ones, over ten times the Sun’s…
Caught on camera: Black hole seen tearing a star apart for the first time |
Caught on camera: Black hole seen tearing a star apart for the first time (AI-generated) Astronomers have reported…
Exotic white dwarf binary systems may produce mysterious radio pulses | Science News
Astronomers have been struggling to explain mysterious repeating bright radio pulses with unusually long periods. New research suggests…