Earth’s Violent Ending: Expanding Sun Will Swallow Our Planet in 6 Billion Years, Other Celestial Bodies Could Be Ground Into Dust

Medicine & Technology Apr 09, 2024

Earth could have a violent ending in the hands of the Sun when it turns into a white dwarf. Continue reading to learn more.

Extraordinary Binary System with a Rapidly Spinning 'Dead Star' Whips Around Its Blisteringly Hot Stellar Companion

Feb 23, 2024

The recent discovery of an ultra-tiny white dwarf, smaller than Jupiter, presents an opportunity to unravel the mysteries of star formation. Read the article for more details.

Two-Faced Star Discovered; White Dwarf Features Hydrogen on One Side, Helium on the Other

Jul 20, 2023

A rare white dwarf with two faces has been discovered. Continue reading to learn more.

Crystallizing White Dwarf From a Quadruple Star System Turns Into a Cosmic Diamond

Jun 13, 2023

A white dwarf from a neighboring star system which undergoes crystallization process was detected by astronomers. Find out more about it in this article.

Hubble Telescope Gauges Mass of Lone White Dwarf Using Einstein's Gravitational Microlensing

Feb 08, 2023

The Hubble Space Telescope was successfully able to gauge the mass of a lone white dwarf . Read to know more.

Over 10-Billion-Year-Old Remnants of a Destroyed Solar System is the Oldest Ever Found in the Milky Way Galaxy

Nov 10, 2022

Astronomers found the oldest star in the Milky Way galaxy and have identified it as remnants from a destroyed planetary system. Tap the article to learn more about it.

First-Ever X-Ray Fireball Phase of a White Dwarf Explosion Captured by eROSITA Telescope

May 13, 2022

The Russian-German eROSITA x-ray space telescope captured the first-ever image of a previously theorized phase during stellar explosions. Learn more about the cosmic phenomenon and how it works.

Repeatedly Exploding Stat Produces Gamma Ray, What Is Stellar Vampirism?

Mar 11, 2022

Scientists stumble upon a rare binary star that repeatedly explodes roughly every 15 years producing gamma rays. Read on to find out why the star explodes and what it means for astrophysics.

Planetary Bodies Orbiting In the Habitable Zone of A Dying Star Observed For the First Time

Feb 11, 2022

Astronomers have observed a ring of planetary bodies 117 light-years away orbiting in the habitable zone of a white dwarf, suggesting they could sustain life.

Dying Moments of Planet While Being Consumed by White Dwarf Star Captured for the First Time

Feb 10, 2022

NASA captured real-time imaging of a dying planet while consumed by its parent star known as the white dwarf G 29-38.

Hubble Space Telescope Reveals Knots, Filaments Wrapped Around White Dwarf; Gas Expanding Into Space Spotted

Dec 09, 2021

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently revealed an astronomical occurrence, showing that the outer halo of gas is expanding more rapidly compared to the innermost portion of the nebula.

Supernova Remnant: Red Ribbon Explosion of a Dead White Dwarf Inside the Large Magellanic Cloud Captured by Hubble Space Telescope

Nov 13, 2021

A new image released by Hubble shows a stellar cluster alongside red dust and clouds. The 'red ribbon' is believed to be remnants of a white dwarf that produced a Type 1a supernova.

White Dwarf From 1,400 Light Years Away Seen Switching On and Off for the First Time

Oct 18, 2021

Astronomers led by Durham University in the UK used NASA's TESS to observe a unique phenomenon of a white dwarf abruptly switching on and off for the first time.

White Dwarfs' Anti-Aging Secret Captured by Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera

Sep 07, 2021

Hubble Space Telescope's WFC3 recently captured an anti-aging ability of white dwarfs in M3 and M13 global clusters.

Sun After Its Death: Scientists Predict How, When It’s Going to Happen; What Will the Solar System Look Like Then?

Sep 05, 2021

A study in 2018, used computer modeling to determine that, like most of the stars, the Sun is most possible to shrink down from being a red giant to become a white dwarf, and then, as a planetary nebula.