Two Dead Stars Are Racing Around Each Other Every 6.2 Minutes
Artistic impression of the double white dwarf binary eRASSU J0608. Credit: Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics A…
Biggest Supernova Dataset Yet Challenges Dark Energy Theory
Type Ia supernovae are powerful stellar explosions that occur when a white dwarf is pushed into a thermonuclear…
Science reveals fate of Earth after our sun dies
By Stephen Beech Earth will be destroyed when our sun dies – around 5 billion years from now,…
‘The fate of Earth depends on a delicate balance’: Our planet may survive the death of the sun after all, n…
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Scientists locate source of mysterious radio signals after 20 year search: A vampire star and its victim
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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…
This Signal Haunted Astronomers for 160 Years. Then a New Clue Appeared—and It May Have Solved the Mystery.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Gamma Cassiopeiae, the central star of the W-shaped Cassiopeiae…
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…
James Webb Space Telescope Captures the Stunning Demise of a Star in the Helix Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest-ever infrared observation of the Helix Nebula, vividly displaying the…
Astronomers Caught a Record-Breaking Stellar Explosion on Camera and It Looks Nothing Like They Expected
An artistic impression of Nova V1674 Herculis. Credit: CHARA Array Astronomers pictured novae—the violent explosions that occur on…
Watch a Supernova’s Expansion Over 25 Years in Dramatic NASA Timelapse
A new video provides a front-row seat to a cosmic drama that has been playing out for centuries.…
This Star Is Being Eaten Alive—and Its Explosive Death Will Be Visible in Broad Daylight
A case of astronomical fratricide is doomed to end in a fiery supernova bright enough to be spotted…