Russian astronomers have carried out spectroscopic and photometric observations of a cataclysmic variable designated Gaia ...

The Einstein Probe was launched in January 2024 to study the high-energy universe, and among its instruments is its ...

Lobster-eye satellite Einstein Probe captured the X-ray flash from a very elusive celestial pair. The discovery opens a new ...

Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after ...

Ancient ‘white dwarf’ stars explode and die in more ways than was thought, and observing these violent cosmic deaths could ...

This can trigger a supernova in two ways. Firstly, the collision itself can create a larger white dwarf and a type Ia supernova. Alternatively, the stellar remnant this creates can birth a ...

Learn about the explosions that often occur at the end of a white dwarf star's life, allowing scientists to study the ...

A stunning new discovery reveals that white dwarf stars — once thought to explode in predictable ways — actually detonate through an astonishing variety of mechanisms. From star cannibalism to violent ...