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 found a remarkable pair of stars that may finally prove a long-debated theory. Described in the journal Nature Astronomy, this duo offers the strongest evidence yet that type 1a ...

The shredded remains of a stellar explosion glow bright red in a stunning new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope. The vibrant cosmic ribbons of gas are the result of an explosion of a white dwarf ...