Scientists predicted this star would explode. It's bucked expectations.
For centuries, stargazers have watched a new star light up in the sky. Just days later, it vanishes. Today we call the star ...
Hubble captures a pale blue supernova in galaxy LEDA 22057
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features the galaxy LEDA 22057, which is located about 650 million ...
Could habitable planets orbiting white dwarfs retain their oceans? Maybe
Potentially habitable exoplanets are so incredibly common that astronomers have started to consider more unusual situations ...
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Once-In-A-Lifetime T Coronae Borealis Nova Event Expected Soon
A round every 80 years, the system we call T Coronae Borealis experiences a sudden increase in brightness. It becomes up to 1 ...
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White Dwarf Star Exploded Several Hundred Years Ago
A study of supernova remnant SNR 0519-69.0 using the Chandra X-ray telescope, Hubble and more has narrowed down its age to several hundred of years. The remnant is located in the "Large Magellanic ...
Rare string of 'cosmic pearls' dance together in the universe
Held together by their mutual gravity, several of the dwarf galaxies (designated D1 to D5) are rhythmically dancing with one ...