Astronomers have studied 3,600 supernovas to discover diversity in exploding white dwarf stars, a vital tool in the ...

The Einstein Probe was launched in January 2024 to study the high-energy universe, and among its instruments is its ...

Lobster-eye satellite Einstein Probe captured the X-ray flash from a very elusive celestial pair. The discovery opens a new ...

Type Ia supernovae have long served as essential tools in cosmology, acting as cosmic beacons that help astronomers measure ...

Learn about the explosions that often occur at the end of a white dwarf star's life, allowing scientists to study the ...

Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after ...

Recent observations of white dwarf explosions have revealed new insights into their diversity and relationship to dark energy ...

Ancient ‘white dwarf’ stars explode and die in more ways than was thought, and observing these violent cosmic deaths could ...

White dwarfs typically have a radius just ... runaway fusion occurs and the star will detonate in a thermonuclear supernova.

White dwarfs are born when stars with sun-like masses ... This means they can't go supernova.

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 ...

A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe.