Astronomers studying the remnant SNR 0509-67.5 have finally caught a white dwarf in the act of a rare “double-detonation” supernova, where an initial helium blast on the star’s surface triggers a ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

It is the first time researchers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end via double detonation. The post Fantastic first picture ever of a star that exploded twice appeared first on ...

Astronomers uncover the first direct evidence for how some white dwarf stars explode, confirming the long-debated ...