Lucy in the sky with calcium Astroboffins have found the first evidence of a double-detonated Type Ia supernova, which could explain why we have enough bright points of reference in the skies to plot ...

New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...

A dramatic double supernova explosion has been captured for the first time by a team of scientists, including a ­Trinity ...

Using a combination of telescopes, astronomers have characterized the closest supernova linked to a fast X-ray transient. The ...

MUSE allows astronomers to map the distribution of different chemical elements, displayed here in different colours. Calcium ...

Astronomers studying the remnant SNR 0509-67.5 have finally caught a white dwarf in the act of a rare “double-detonation” ...

Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars ...

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

Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic ...

The Universe is a vast, twinkling enigma, teasing us with secrets that feel like they're just out of reach. Scientists at ...

What we saw in the DESI experiments, and now strengthened by our South Pole Telescope observations, is that dark energy is ...