Astronomers just spotted the fastest supernova we’ve seen so far
This nova was so unusually fast, it was like someone flicked a flashlight on and off.
Tag: white dwarf
We’ve found a dead star that’s about as large as the Moon, but weighs more than the Sun
Space is full of surprises.
How Stellar Winds of Dying Stars Are Shaped
Astronomers have captured stellar winds emitted by aging stars in unprecedented detail.
Planetary fragments orbiting dead star hints at what Earth’s final days might look like
The surviving fragments of planet orbiting a white dwarf have been found by a team of astronomers.
White dwarf goes nova after a long slumber
Polish astronomers have captured an incredibly rare event from start to finish: a white dwarf going nova.
Scientists discover first pulsing white dwarf binary star
Every two minutes, this pulsing star lights up the entire star system.
Hubble captures the death of a star, offering a glimpse of our sun’s final days
A spectacular image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) gives us a glimpse into ...
Pulsars with black holes could hold the ‘holy grail’ of gravity
Pulsars and black holes, two of the most enigmatic celestial bodies in the Universe may actually hold the key to ...
New type of supernova discovered. Hint: it’s tiny and faint
Supernovae are highly energetic events caused by the explosion of stars that are at times so bright they can outshine ...
Alien life hunters hold white dwarf stars as safest bet
Though hundreds of potentially life harboring exoplanets have been discovered thus far, until the James Webb Space Telescope becomes operational, ...
Astronomers paint a clearer picture of how supernovae are born
Supernovae are one of the most energetic and brightest events in the cosmos, often so powerful they outshine whole galaxies. ...
Coldest star so far found – not hotter than a cup of coffee
Astronomers usually classify stellar objects by a spectra going from hotter to cooler, using the letters O, B, A, F, ...
Physicists create a supernova in a jar
A supernova is a stellar explosion of cosmic proportions, that often can outshine the entire galaxy it is located in, ...
White dwarf considered the hottest ever discovered
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Astronomy & Astrophysics has published spectroscopic observations of one of the hottest stars discovered ...
Astronomers Discover Stars With Carbon Atmospheres
We have another piece of evidence which goes to show that we fail to understand numerous things about our universe. ...