Fast-moving stars zooming through our galaxy might have been slingshotted from a black hole inside the neighbouring Large ...
Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after ...
Ancient ‘white dwarf’ stars explode and die in more ways than was thought, and observing these violent cosmic deaths could help scientists to discover the invisible ‘dark energy’ that is powering the ...
Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after ...
A stunning new discovery reveals that white dwarf stars — once thought to explode in predictable ways — actually detonate through an astonishing variety of mechanisms. From star cannibalism to violent ...
Between 2022 and 2024, astronomers detected rapid X-ray flashes originating from the black hole in which the brightness repeatedly rose and fell every few minutes. Astronomers theorize that a low-mass ...
In a significant astronomical discovery, researchers found three ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, offering new insights into the ...
An artist's concept shows a stream of matter trails a white dwarf (sphere at lower right) orbiting within the innermost accretion disk surrounding a supermassive black hole. — Reuters WASHINGTON ...