White Dwarf LP 40-365 Blasts Supernova with Heavy Metals Opposite and Out of the Milky Way

Medicine & Technology Aug 14, 2021

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

Jul 21, 2021

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

Newly Discovered White Dwarf is More Massive Than the Sun

Jul 01, 2021

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: Could It Be the Third Rare Type of Supernova?

Jun 29, 2021

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

Mar 17, 2021

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

Sep 17, 2020

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.

Supernovae: Cradles of Creation and Harbingers of Destruction in the Known Universe

Jan 17, 2020

Stars are like living beings that are made of star stuff, one of the longest-lived galactic structures and the source of light in the dark universe. A star dies in several ways, its corpse becomes something else.

Remnants of a Star Could Be an Example of the Milky Way's Future Self

Apr 07, 2019

Scientists discover a white dwarf slightly larger than Earth.

White Dwarfs Magnetic Field Strength Can Reach Up To 100,000 Tesla: Stella Stopkowicz

Apr 21, 2017

Stopkowicz and her teammates focused on various methodologies that are generally appropriate and applicable, while as yet holding the coveted precision to manage particles and atoms within the presence of strong magnetic fields.

Astronomers Capture Stellar 'Fireball' on Camera

Oct 27, 2014

For the first time ever, astronomers have recorded a time lapse of a thermonuclear explosion emanating from a nova star.