Kilonova explosions from neutron star collisions may damage atmospheres and threaten life if nearby, according to a new study ...

Astronomers have long predicted that two orbiting white dwarfs are the cause of most type 1a supernova explosions. While the ...

The SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY is a part of the Smithsonian Institution which, in conjunction with the Harvard ...

then you're close enough to the pre-supernova star to get a lethal dose of radiation, and you really should have moved away a long time ago. Next, there's visible light, which, while impressive and ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing ...

During the final stages in the life of a gargantuan star, its death throes culminate in a powerful thermonuclear blast — a ...

When Beetlejuice goes off, it's going to be the show of a lifetime. But it's not going to hurt us. Betelgeuse is the shoulder of Orion, a red giant sitting about 500 light years away. It's huge ...

By Alimat Aliyeva A group of European, British, and American astronomers has discovered 34 binary white dwarf systems i ...

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