The first double-burst supernova ever observed, SNR 0509, is a historic discovery that reveals how white dwarfs explode in ...

Astronomers have seen a lot of stars explode, but one unusual stellar death is forcing them to rethink what they thought they knew. In 2021, a star about 2.2 billion light-years away ended its life in ...

Our readers agree that in the unlikely event you were able to approach a neutron star, it would look very smooth and bright ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. White dwarfs are some of the Universe's most stable stars, lasting for billions of years. A white dwarf can pull matter from a companion star ...

Stars often fall into black holes, and now it seems the opposite can also occur, producing an extra long-lasting explosion as ...