Ever wondered what happens when the most extreme space objects collide? Prepare to witness cosmic chaos where white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes crash into each other, releasing unimaginable ...

The life cycles of stars are fascinating, and sometimes the line between stars and planets isn’t as clear as it […] ...

The future of yellow dwarf stars, like our sun, is determined almost entirely by their mass. The most massive stars, about eight to 12 times heftier than the sun, can explode as supernovae ...

Scientists have suggested that magnetars could also be created when white dwarf stellar remnants collide. If you recall, neutron stars are the stellar remnants left behind when massive stars die.

Astronomers have discovered a "teenage vampire" dead star in the process of devouring a companion star during a short-lived, "missing link" phase of its evolution.

The protocol used to find these young supernova explosions could be used on data from the upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Two teams of astronomers have simultaneously discovered a strange, spinning dead star that seems to defy our current understanding of both neutron stars and white dwarfs.

“Our analysis shows that the blast was sparked by a catastrophic encounter with a black hole companion, and is the strongest ...

Astronomers discover a rare white dwarf formed by a stellar merger, challenging what we know about star death and cosmic collisions.

In binary systems, interactions between a white dwarf and a companion—including main-sequence stars, neutron stars, or another white dwarf—can lead to a rich variety of phenomena, such as ...

Artist impression of the pulse from a massive neutron star being delayed by the passage of a white dwarf star between the neutron star and Earth.