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

A nearby cosmic ticking time bomb has been found! Just 150 light years away, a pair of white dwarf stars are on a death ...

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high-mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light ...

Scientists have found the heaviest known pair of dead stars in our galaxy — a rare system they believe will one day explode ...

Learn how gravity and mass are pulling two stars into tighter, faster orbit around each other, with an explosive collision ...

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

People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has ...

A supernova occurs when a star reaches the end of its life and explodes in a burst of light. These explosions can briefly ...

A type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf draws hydrogen from a companion. But Sirius A and B are too widely separated ...

The explosion released elements heavier than iron—like gold and platinum—through a process known as rapid neutron capture ...

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light ...