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

SPACE 04.09.2024 06:10 AM

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

02.23.2024 01:40 AM

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

07.20.2023 09:22 AM

A rare white dwarf with two faces has been discovered. Continue reading to learn more. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Casey Reed / NASA) Two-Faced Star Discovered; White Dwarf Features Hydrogen on One Side, Helium on the Other A white dwarf baffled astronomers after discovering it was a two-faced star.

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

06.13.2023 08:00 AM

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

02.08.2023 23:25 PM

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

11.10.2022 02:48 AM

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

05.13.2022 07:30 AM

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?

03.11.2022 09:00 AM

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

02.11.2022 20:20 PM

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

02.10.2022 02:58 AM

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

12.09.2021 23:05 PM

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

11.13.2021 02:38 AM

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

10.18.2021 22:03 PM

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

09.07.2021 01:47 AM

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?

09.05.2021 00:17 AM

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.

Supernova or Partner Star Effect? White Dwarf With Heavy Metals Blasts Opposite and Out of the Milky Way

08.14.2021 02:10 AM

A new investigation identified the reason behind a white dwarf's race against the current of the Milky Way's rotation.

How Can Planets Survive White Dwarf's Stellar Evolution? Signs of Life on Planet Near a Dying Star Impossible

07.21.2021 05:40 AM

A recent study presents the conditions on how life on a planet can survive throughout a stellar evolution.

White Dwarf Discovered to Have Greater Mass Than Sun, Astronomers Fear Sudden Collapse

07.01.2021 04:05 AM

Astronomers discovered a newly formed dwarf star that has more mass than the sun with the same size as the moon.

1,000-Year-Old Mystery Explosion: Possibly Rare, Third Type of Supernova

06.29.2021 21:38 PM

A new study recently revealed a 1,000-year-old mystery explosion which, according to researchers, is possibly a rare, third type of supernova.

Colossal Supernova Leftover Lying in Space: One-of-Its-Kind, Biggest Discovery in Astronomy

03.17.2021 05:54 AM

Astronomers recently found a completely colossal supernova leftover, an expanding could of dust and gas, lurking in space.

NASA Missions Find Survivor Planet Orbiting Remains of Dead Star

09.17.2020 07:50 AM

Astronomers have discovered a giant survivor planet moving around a white dwarf, or a superdense core remnant of a former star, posing evidence that planets can survive the death of their host stars.