"The explosions of white dwarfs play a crucial role in astronomy," stated Priyam Das, a PhD student at the University of New South Wales Canberra and study leader. Das further described the findings ...

Astronomers uncover the first direct evidence for how some white dwarf stars explode, confirming the long-debated ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the ...

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

According to a fairly new theory, white dwarfs can explode twice in a row in certain circumstances. For the first time, we ...

The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that ...

Priscilla Diane Chapman Frisch, a University of Chicago Research Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a world-leading ...

European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope took photos a rare supernova roughly 300 years after it happened ...

While it may surprise many, Delhi holds hidden gems for stargazers. From peaceful observatories to secret suburban skies, ...

An international team of scientists led by Rice University's Pengcheng Dai has confirmed the existence of emergent photons ...

This is the first time an object in its class has been detected in X-rays. The discovery could lead to a better understanding ...