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

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses. They definitely exist in East Lansing, Michigan.

Figuring out the ages of stars is fundamental to understanding many areas of astronomy—yet, it remains a challenge since ...

In other cases, another member of the system will go on to form a second white dwarf. If gravitational instabilities bring ...

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 ...