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 ...

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

Astronomers have confirmed a pair of white dwarfs on a collision course to become a type 1a supernova—the brightest cosmic ...

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 ...

A new X-ray look at the mesmerizing Helix Nebula reveals an alleged planet killer: a white dwarf that might be the source of ...

Webb first observed the region called Sagittarius C in 2023. Now researchers are now using those observations to study star formation in the wider area around the center of the Milky Way, known as the ...

First identified in 1916 by astrophotographer Edward Emerson Barnard, Barnard’s Star has long intrigued scientists. This latest discovery sheds light on the tiny worlds circling it and raises hopes ...

A team of astronomers recently tapped into JWST’s capabilities to explore the smallest objects in the Flame Nebula.

Near a village in northeastern India, a “dwarf”-like creature with a “large” mouth swam through the river — or tried to, at ...

"As the large and bright discs are the easiest to observe, our previous view of the birth site of planets was biased." ...