When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Exploding white dwarfs observed by the Palomar 48 inch telescope at the Palomar Observatory in ...

Astronomers have made the first detection of a supernova in radio waves, finding that an exploding white dwarf star was feeding from a companion star like a cosmic vampire before it blew. Rather than ...

Someday, a pair of white dwarfs will meet their fate, exploding in a rare quadruple supernova that will shine 10 times brighter than the moon. However, this event is not set to take place for another ...

"The large volume of data from Rubin will give us a sample of all kinds of Type Ia supernovas at a range of distances and in many different types of galaxies." When you purchase through links on our ...

"This is clearly a very unusual Type Ia supernova." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have made the first detection of ...