Lucy in the sky with calcium Astroboffins have found the first evidence of a double-detonated Type Ia supernova, which could ...

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

How hot can the Universe truly get? Enter the Planck Temperature,a mind-blowing 1.416784 × 10³² Kelvin. This is not just ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5. These are the expanding ...