It is a blaze of glory rarely seen in the universe. Astronomers have proved for the first time that dead stars known as white dwarfs can reignite and explode as supernovae. These incredible images ...

Bright blue dot: Supernovae such as SN 2017cbv appear as 'stars that weren't there before,' which is why multiple images taken over time are necessary to reveal their true identity. SN 2017cbv lies on ...

Dying stars tend to go out with a bang, producing spectacular flashes of light visible in our night skies. Here, NASA photographed a distant white dwarf star erupting in what is known as a “classical ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A newly discovered pair of white dwarfs will both explode in a type 1a supernova when they circle ...

Astronomers have observed how the most common type of supernovae in the universe occurs. Until now, there were two conflicting theories for how this giant explosion formed - one saying it involved two ...

Astronomers find an explanation for the fastest stars in the galaxy while uncovering a new mechanism for a supernova explosion. Credit: Technion illustration Astronomers call a special kind of ...

The nova eruption was observed in May 2009 and took place 20,000 light years away Astronomers have captured rare images of a tiny star before, during and after it exploded as a "classical nova". In ...