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New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...
Astronomers capture first image of a white dwarf exploding twice in space Rare double-detonation seen in supernova remnant ...
Astronomers have taken the first ever image that shows what happens when a star explodes twice in a supernova.
Gamma ray burst GRB 2210099A, which was so bright not only was it named, but it’s what experts believe is also the birth of a black hole.
The shattered star at the center was once a white dwarf, a stellar ember no larger than Earth, yet almost as heavy as the Sun ...
Based on the new model, the first of these white dwarf explosions isn’t due for at least 10 1100 years. That’s a 1 followed by 1,100 zeros—a number so big that we don’t have a name for it ...
An explosion captured in a new image could help astronomers to better understand the "standard candles" at the center of a ...
Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic ...