Dwarf galaxies are the most abundant type of galaxy that populate the universe. Composed of 100 times fewer stars than the Milky Way, or even less, they are the building blocks of more massive ...

"When I first spotted this system with a very high total mass on our galactic doorstep, I was immediately excited." A pair of rare, compact white dwarf stars that are set to collide in about 23 ...

Astronomers have spotted two huge white dwarf stars which they say are destined to explode together in a supernova. This is because of how close together the stars are, and it's the first time ...

Astronomers have discovered a pair of white dwarf stars locked in a tight orbital dance, hurtling towards a spectacular and violent end. Located a mere 160 light-years from Earth within our Milky ...

And it was also a little bit trippy, like Oz.” Arndt was a Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot who twice was awarded the Purple Heart and later flew helicopters in Alaska. He turned to acting after ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron star collisions, providing direct experimental data for a process that had ... Webb Telescope Captures Its ...

And as if that wasn't enough of a spectacle, on April 25 the crescent moon shines within a triangle composed of Mercury, Venus and Saturn. But which telescope should you buy to take advantage of ...

WASHINGTON, April 8 — Astronomers have spotted two hefty white dwarf stars - highly compact stellar embers - orbiting close together that appear destined to die in an extraordinarily violent quadruple ...