After converging, the binary star system will explode into a Type ... orbiting each other at a rate of about 30 to 40 seconds. Then, the supernova explosion — one with more power than a thousand ...

Discover the intriguing space explosion predicted in a rare double white dwarf system just 160 light-years away from Earth.

Astronomers find a binary star system that will detonate as a type Ia supernova, offering direct evidence for a top theory ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified AT 2023adsv, a supernova that occurred 11.4 billion years ago. This stellar explosion, from a star 20 times the size of the ...

In space, a supernova is the explosion of a star. They result in a brilliant burst of energy and light and can be so luminous that they briefly outshine galaxies. Type 1a supernovae are a special ...

Astronomers discovered two massive white dwarf stars in a binary system destined to trigger a rare quadruple detonation. This will occur about 22.6 billion years from now. Their eventual supernova ...

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars ...

What's the deadliest part of a supernova explosion ... First off, there's the shock wave from the explosion itself. You have a large chunk of a dead star accelerating away from it and reaching ...